Florida is currently at a major environmental crossroads in regards to seagrass restoration and protection. Seagrass is a critical component of our ecology and vital to maintaining our state's natural beauty. ...more

June 6, 2008

The House easily overrode President Bush's veto of a $307 billion farm bill Wednesday night, handing him the most significant legislative rebuff of his presidency after Republicans broke with the White House en masse to side with farm groups, anti-hunger advocates and the biofuels industry. ...more

May 22, 2008

USF Being Disrespected Regarding "USF's Scheduling Pursuit Has Caused Strife" (Sports, Feb. 13): ...more

February 17, 2008

Regarding "Allstate Defends Rising Rates" (Business, Feb. 5): The recent hearings in Tallahassee to find out why we were lied to by "big insurance" remind me of the thousands of wasted hearings - at much cost to the taxpayers - in Washington, D.C. over the past 40 years: much ado about nothing because nothing is ever accomplished. These hearings are designed to provide cover for feckless legislators and regulators who never seem to ask the "right" questions. ...more

February 6, 2008

Weeki Wachee Springs missed a deadline Friday to submit an amended agreement that would make the troubles with its landlord go away. ...more

February 5, 2008

When Stephen St. Laurent went to re-register as a sex offender Thursday, an informal chat at the sheriff's office set his mind to thinking. ...more

December 29, 2007

Sees it as entrapment. ...more

December 28, 2007

The Police Department got the City Commission's approval at its Dec. 4 meeting to purchase some new, flashy equipment. The department is planning on spending up to $18,500 on a mobility vehicle, ballistic shields and emergency response systems. The gear primarily would be used in case of an emergency situation at Tarpon Springs High School. ...more

December 22, 2007

Most Americans feel compassionate about anyone facing foreclosure. Witnessing more than a million people staring down foreclosure due to home mortgages leaves all us wanting to save people from this sad situation. But before we spend billions in taxpayer dollars for a bailout, we need to consider how this happened in the first place. When we do that, we'll see that most of the people losing their houses never should have qualified for a home loan in the first place, and that predatory lenders are to blame for most of this mess. The Bush administration reached a deal with mortgage bankers to freeze interest rates on some sub-prime mortgages for five years. Other limitations apply, and only about 225,000 people will benefit from it. In fact, it's fair to say that if these homeowners are already in trouble, freezing interest rates won't help much – if at all. ...more

December 9, 2007

County engineers believe they've hit on a way to improve local roads and save money at the same time. ...more

December 4, 2007