Jim McNeil is one of those deeply satisfied folks the rest of us would love to emulate. Long retired, he engages life with optimism and grace, grateful for his blessings and glad to be living in Brandon. ...more

October 8, 2007

Pasco County officials maintain Hillsborough County has 'no legal basis' to demand $28 million for improvements to Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, despite claims the Wiregrass Ranch mall and related developments will create significant new demands on the road. ...more

September 22, 2007

Residents of Darby, St. Joseph and other areas in rural northeast Pasco County were rightfully alarmed about plans by a developer to build 300 homes on 475 acres just west of Interstate 75. The land is in a rural protection area, where many homes are on tracts of 5 and 10 acres and even larger, and the requested density was highly inappropriate. ...more

September 14, 2007

It should be easy to give something away - especially a free hurricane inspection in a state ravaged by past storms. ...more

September 11, 2007

LAKELAND - Two new state grants seek to expand the amount of Styrofoam being recycled in Florida. ...more

September 10, 2007