Code Enforcement Oxymoron There is a lot of talk in county government about the idea of combining some county agencies to help save money. Combining agencies, reducing top heavy management and getting workers to respond to the real needs of the county they serve is of the utmost importance, especially today. ...more

July 11, 2008

Pretty or not, if you don't want them, they're weeds. ...more

July 9, 2008

I'm so excited! I'm getting my new lawn mower today. The old riding mower quit, and I had to decide what would be the best available mower technology to replace it. ...more

June 29, 2008

IF YOUR NEIGHBORS ABANDON THEIR HOMES ...more

June 27, 2008

Florida summers are a great time for planting. One good storm can drop 1 to 3 inches of rain, which soaks into the soil and encourages roots to follow. Plants with deep roots will grow up to be drought-tolerant. ...more

May 29, 2008

Taking control of allergies is possible, even in a place like Tampa, which Forbes Magazine recently named the nation's 24th worst city for people suffering from allergies. It just takes an understanding of the illness and a defined attack strategy, experts say. ...more

May 2, 2008

Wherever possible, I prefer to find organic solutions to garden problems. Several readers have asked me about using vinegar to eradicate weeds. ...more

February 24, 2008

The remarkable thing was that he was still breathing. Inside the pitch black and the smoke, cars were crashing into each other all around him. His own Mazda Protege was wrinkled up like a squeezebox into the back of a Geo Tracker. But Eric Rannebarger was alive and awake. ...more

February 17, 2008

POLK CITY - The remarkable thing was that he was still breathing. Inside the pitch black and the smoke, cars were crashing into each other all around him. His own Mazda Protégé was wrinkled up like a squeezebox into the back of a Geo Tracker. But Eric Rannebarger was alive and awake. ...more

February 16, 2008

SEBRING — Sheriff's K-9 deputy Kyle Albritton and his partner Naiche tracked a 16-year-old juvenile suspect wanted on a charge of violation of probation who walked out of the Department of Juvenile Justice office in Sun 'n Lake of Sebring. ...more

January 17, 2008