What Will Mr. And Mrs. Candidate Do? Many know about town hall meetings where the questions are polite but no definitive answers are received. So let me ask these persons who profess they can make change, and some who claim they already are, just what they would do with these issues? ...more

August 17, 2008

Republican Matt Matey is taking on 24-year incumbent Ann Hildebrand and community activist Wil Nickerson in the party primary for the District 3 county commission race. The winner faces whoever prevails in the Democratic primary between Terri Conroy and Nicholas Planck. ...more

August 16, 2008

Community teamwork can go a long way, especially in areas like South Brooksville that have been historically neglected. ...more

July 24, 2008

Community teamwork can go a long way, especially in areas like South Brooksville that have been historically neglected. ...more

July 23, 2008

SEBRING — Bill Nelson lives in Tallahassee, but he started Friday morning in Fort Myers. A northeasterly drive in his dark gray Nissan Pathfinder took him to town hall meetings in LaBelle, Moore Haven, then Sebring. He had to be back in Washington at 9 a.m. Saturday to argue the case for seating the Florida delegation at the Democratic National Convention, so Florida's U.S. senator had to arrive at the Orlando airport by 8 p.m. Friday to catch a flight to Washington. But U.S. Airways canceled the red-eye, so his aides made hasty phone calls to people he expected to meet at 3:30 p.m. in Sebring City Hall. Could they be there 30 minutes early? Nelson needed to fly from Sebring in a private plane so he could make the 6:15 flight in Orlando. ...more

May 31, 2008

Jim Monk isn't interested in knocking on doors or handing out flyers on street corners. ...more

May 29, 2008

Relying solely on cars to meet transportation needs is a road to nowhere, many residents told Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority officials during recent town-hall meetings. ...more

May 28, 2008

Officials at the Hernando County School District will host a special town hall meeting tonight to discuss issues specifically related to Exceptional Student Education. ...more

May 21, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- Feedback from residents convinced Progress Energy Florida that power lines it is planning to build to meet a growing demand for electricity on the Suncoast should follow existing corridors, company officials said in a press release this morning. ...more

May 20, 2008

There'll be a whole lotta shakin' goin' on during the annual Hernando County budget hearings that begin in June. ...more

May 7, 2008