Federal regulators say they haven't decided yet if they'll hold a public hearing to discuss whether to issue a new development permit for the Cypress Creek Town Center. ...more

January 20, 2009

How many people read every last page in the Highlands Today? I did today; a nice quiet Sunday, and guess what I found? It was an announcement from the U.S. Navy. The Navy has announced that it has indefinitely suspended its plans to drop live bombs at the Avon Park Bombing Range; why? Well not because of the hundreds of signatures my sister and I were able to collect standing out in front of Big Lots last year, to protest it. Seems just like all of us "plain folks," the Navy is short of funds. ...more

January 20, 2009

A drinking fountain in our clubhouse is nearly 30 years old and no longer functioning. Although one can still get water from it, the refrigerant part is not working and must be replaced. The drinking water is tepid, and we believe it's because of mold and the non-cooling of the water. ...more

January 18, 2009

The year 2009 has dawned. In the nation's capital, Barack Obama and Congress will soon begin trying to pull the nation out of a severe recession. We just hope they don't do anything to delay the recovery that would happen on its own, absent major interference from the political sector. In Tallahassee, state lawmakers will soon tackle a $2.3 billion budget shortfall. Here's hoping they don't try to solve that problem with taxes that invariably fail to raise the amounts of revenue their supporters claim. ...more

January 3, 2009

For some people in southwestern Pasco County, the turmoil roiling the world's credit market is forcing them to put their hopes for an end to a long-running problem on hold. Many customers of the privately run Aloha Utilities were pleased when the state-chartered Florida Governmental Utility Authority brokered a deal under which Aloha would, in effect, be absorbed into Pasco County Utilities. For years customers complained - to the county, the Florida Public Service Commission and pretty much anyone who would listen - about the discolored and smelly "black" drinking water that comes out of their taps. They are confident that the county will fix the problem once it gains operational control over the Aloha system via the FGUA purchase. ...more

December 17, 2008

Astronauts raised plastic cups of iced tea and toasted the Thanksgiving holiday before eating a traditional dinner of smoked turkey, cornbread dressing and candied yams at the International Space Station. ...more

November 28, 2008

Space shuttle Endeavour linked with the International Space Station on Sunday, kicking off a huge home makeover that will allow twice as many astronauts to live at the station beginning next year. ...more

November 17, 2008

Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts unfurled a 100-foot, laser-tipped pole and surveyed their ship for any launch damage Saturday while drawing ever closer to their destination, the International Space Station. ...more

November 16, 2008

Just as the price of a gallon of regular gasoline is sinking below the $2 mark, we on the Suncoast are getting another lesson in the law of supply and demand. ...more

November 15, 2008

NASA grew more optimistic of launching space shuttle Endeavour tonight on a space station delivery mission as forecasters offered a more promising outlook for the nighttime liftoff. ...more

November 14, 2008