Fewer water use, development permits would go before Swiftmud board. ...more

September 30, 2008

The Southwest Florida Water Management District wants to streamline its permitting process by giving its staff and executive more authority to grant or deny water and land use permits. ...more

September 30, 2008

For many people, a public park without a fountain is like a beach without water. But when city officials worked out cost estimates for the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park project this year, they reluctantly decided to shelve plans for fountains and other amenities. That is, until philanthropist Norma Gene Lykes came into the picture. Her nonprofit group, the F.E. Lykes Foundation, last week donated $1 million to pay for a giant fountain at the gateway to the park and two smaller ones on the riverfront. ...more

September 8, 2008

Supports Firefighters Regarding "City Council That Won't Say No Falls Over Self To Spend Even More" (Our Opinion, Aug. 27): ...more

September 4, 2008

I voted for Sheriff Benton when she ran the first time, but she will not get a vote from me this time. I don't trust her judgment. There have been some items that have come up that make me doubt if it is in the best interest of the county to keep her on as sheriff. Of course, as an average citizen I don't always have the facts, but I must go with my gut. ...more

August 30, 2008

Where Do All TheTax Dollars Go? I am a mother of two, one in high school and one in elementary. My concern is I'm sure, like most parents every year, our taxes have gone up, and every year the school supply lists get bigger and longer. Also, there are now lab fees for my son in high school that are mandatory to pay now. I am sure we're not the only family feeling the cost of living going up considerably this year along with gas prices and groceries prices as well. ...more

August 27, 2008

It turned a ragged section of U.S. 19, flanked by pawnshops, strip malls and derelict properties, into a corridor of lantana, palm trees and other flora. ...more

August 23, 2008

The choice before the Tampa City Council today is simple: Appease a politically powerful union by awarding it an exorbitant pay package or safeguard limited tax dollars. ...more

August 22, 2008

The recent revelations about Tampa Bay Water's Bill Young Reservoir confirm what many have known all along: Tampa Bay Water cannot be trusted. They have misused the authority given to them by the partnership agreement. They have been fiscally irresponsible with our tax dollars and lied to us about it time and time again! ...more

August 18, 2008

Re: "Warrior For Peace" by Frances Earl in the Aug. 14 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

August 16, 2008