The word from Washington is that the U.S. economy is starting to rebound from the Great Recession. Here in Florida as a whole and Pasco County in particular, the recession's grip seems as unyielding as that of this endless winter. ...more

March 10, 2010

Are you one of the 13 million people who purchased "identity theft protection" in 2009? If so, you wasted your money. ...more

March 7, 2010

Fire commissioners will discuss a resolution for excused and unexcused absences from meetings with their attorney Wednesday. ...more

March 7, 2010

When you are past 50 years old and you have chest pains so bad they are scary, but you refuse to go to a doctor because it may take the roof from over your head or food from your grandchildren, something needs to be done. ...more

March 7, 2010

I have been reading a lot about this lately. In most cases our commissioners want to contract out everything to save us taxpayers money and now they are considering letting the sheriff take over the jail from CCA. ...more

March 6, 2010

Ben Zobrist enjoyed a breakout season in 2009 when he batted .297 with 27 home runs, 91 RBIs, a .453 slugging percentage and a .405 on-base percentage. Zobrist started at seven different positions and was named to the AL All-Star Team. ...more

March 4, 2010

The thought of turning to a third party is intriguing yet is also scary. There is widespread disenchantment with both the Democrats and the Republicans in Washington. We see that many of them love the power of big government and the pleasure of spending the taxpayers' money! The perquisites of a career in office are an irresistible temptation. A third party is not the answer, however. The third party and the party they have abandoned are almost guaranteed to lose the next election, turning over the spoils to the other party. ...more

March 4, 2010

She was entrusted to take care of a 77-year-old woman who had been in the hospital. ...more

March 4, 2010

A Tampa online minister was arrested this afternoon and charged with 66 counts of possessing child pornography and two counts of possessing photographs depicting sexual conduct by a child. Eric Spandorf, 43, is being held at a county jail with bail set at $525,000, jail records show. Spandorf, of 1302 E. Columbus Drive, told investigators that he was selling the discs with videos of child pornography to make money, said Laura McElroy, a Tampa police spokeswoman. ...more

March 1, 2010

My condominium board argues that it's impossible to lien and foreclose on any defaulting unit. Please lay out the process in a step-by-step manner. ...more

February 28, 2010