As Hernando County Airport supervisor, Rob Mills said he is on-site five days a week and interacts constantly with pilots in the air and those coming in for a landing. ...more

December 17, 2009

Examine facts Many claim the science is in on man-caused global warming. I disagree completely. ...more

December 15, 2009

Citrus County state Sen. Charlie Dean has figured out a way to be a bully but grandstand it as a way to save taxpayer money. What a queasy guy, but hey, just sell it as cheaper and a lot of folks who it actually will hurt will nod and support him. ...more

December 13, 2009

Fish and tin drums Regarding the piece by Paul Krugman ("An affordable truth," Other Views, Dec. 8): ...more

December 12, 2009

Please tell me this was a typo: Judge Michael Andrews approved paying $125 a day to a make-up artist so that an accused criminal's tattoos can be covered up. ...more

December 10, 2009

Sometimes in an attempt to guarantee a fair trial, extraordinary measures are put in place. We disagree with some, but holding a fair trial for someone accused of a crime is the cornerstone of our justice system. OK, we support that. What's troubling, though, is when taxpayer money is spent to hire a makeup artist to cover the tattoos of an accused murderer on trial in Tampa. ...more

December 9, 2009

The Justice Department has concluded that the Obama administration lawfully can pay the community group ACORN for services provided under contracts signed before Congress banned the government from providing money to the group. ...more

November 28, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve says GMAC is the only one of 19 stress-tested banks that needs more capital to withstand a future downturn. ...more

November 9, 2009

There are so many disturbing things going on that it is difficult to choose what to tackle next. It's no wonder so many books are being written to try to educate the public. ...more

November 5, 2009

The public computers in Highlands County's three libraries were used 54,829 times last year. The average session length was 38 minutes. ...more

June 4, 2009