Issues Still Remain Labor Day is a day to honor the working men and women of America. Nowadays, the poverty levels in urban areas are scandalous. Many wage-earners cannot find work, and even if they do, incomes are too low to support their families. Inflationary realities across the board have become incredible: gas and energy costs, housing, insurance, taxes, medical and dental care, food, etc. The deterioration of their circumstances has resulted in foreclosures, bankruptcies, more homeless people, ad infinitum. ...more

September 1, 2008

Joan Atkins of Palm Harbor says Barack Obama's "socialistic agenda illustrates that he is seemingly unqualified to become our nation's next president." ...more

August 23, 2008

One Helps Poor Around The Globe; The Other Focuses On Heart Health In Hernando County. ...more

August 18, 2008

Raju met Dr. William Lay, a surgeon and chief of staff at Brooksville Regional, who "took me to his home and kept me there," Raju recalled. . ...more

August 18, 2008

Meet the gentler John Russell. The 52-year-old acute care nurse practitioner is back for another crack at the 5th Congressional seat held by Brooksville Republican Ginny Brown-Waite. Past races have gotten nasty, including an alleged shoving episode between Russell and Brown-Waite's husband. ...more

August 13, 2008

I borrow the words of Thomas Paine, "These are the times that try men's souls." Although those familiar words were written in 1776, they have meaningful application in contemporary America as she struggles on the domestic and international scenes. Our nation suffers from an incompetent president and an impotent Congress. As a result of their collective domestic and foreign failures, America's future, quite literally, swings in the wind. ...more

July 29, 2008

After four years in the Florida House of Representatives, Republican Denise Grimsley has plenty of specifics on the top issues she would pursue if she's re-elected to a third two-year term. ...more

July 21, 2008

In an ominous sign for drugmakers, the number of prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies in the United States is growing at its worst rate in at least a decade as consumers are squeezed by both a troubled economy and the growing burden of out-of-pocket health care costs. ...more

July 17, 2008

The county coalition aiming to reduce substance abuse has a new business name to highlight its efforts - Drug Free Highlands. ...more

July 14, 2008

Tampa General Hospital is among the nation's top 50 hospitals in seven different medical specialties, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. ...more

July 11, 2008