(AP) Gulf County Commissioner Billy Traylor says he is supporting Amendment 4 on the Nov. 4 ballot because he prefers the tiny fishing villages and pine tree farms of his rural county to the widespread development of South Florida. ...more

October 19, 2008

It's unfortunate that Gov. Charlie Crist, who otherwise demonstrated a healthy regard for public resources, failed to veto $12 million the Legislature approved for a new Panama City airport, a boondoggle with little purpose other than to promote development in remote Panhandle woodlands. ...more

June 13, 2008

When Gov. Jeb Bush left office a year ago, Florida public schools ranked somewhere between the Bermuda Triangle and Petticoat Junction. ...more

January 19, 2008

St. Joe Co., Florida's largest private landowner afflicted by the worst housing slump in 16 years, plans to eliminate more than 75 percent of its work force, sell about 100,000 acres and scrap its dividend. ...more

October 9, 2007

Lawmakers, in Tallahassee to deal with a $1.1 billion budget shortfall, are preaching the need for fiscal austerity. But they don't deserve much credence when the state has spent more than $32 million for the planning of an unneeded Panhandle airport and, as the Tribune's Mike Salinero reports, still plans to spend about $87.3 million more in the coming years on the boondoggle. ...more

October 6, 2007

Only 13 commercial flights leave the Panama City-Bay County International Airport every day. ...more

October 3, 2007

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Only 13 commercial flights leave the Panama City-Bay County International Airport every day. ...more

October 2, 2007

Lobbyist John Thrasher, a lawyer and former speaker of the Florida House, makes a bogus but convincing case against the Hometown Democracy amendment that voters will possibly consider in November 2008. ...more

September 24, 2007