Keep the change The federal deficit has quadrupled and the unemployment rate has doubled. Yep, that's change you can believe in (and cry and scream over, too)! ...more

October 23, 2009

Even in communities with histories of governance less colorful than that of the city of Port Richey, it can be dangerous to read too much into the results of a single election. Still, people might infer from last week's municipal election in Port Richey that the latest attempt to do away with the city will end the same way all the others have over the decades. ...more

April 22, 2009

For this year's Chaso Fiesta street parade the city of New Port Richey said it would enforce a policy barring the throwing of beads or other trinkets from floats. Five floats or units that allegedly violated the ban were pulled from the March 21 parade, according to Roger Michels, a longtime organizer of the parade. ...more

March 28, 2009

After looking over Florida State University's plan to go to war with the NCAA boogey man that wants to take away all those football wins, an uncomfortable thought occurred. ...more

March 17, 2009

Jesuit baseball coach Richie Warren believes there are four big reasons the Tigers have jumped to a 9-0 start this season. ...more

March 13, 2009

Getting older is getting tougher and tougher every day, especially now that I am midway in my septuagenarian years, somewhere between 70 and 79 years old. Getting to be a centenarian, someone between 100 and 109 years old, is going to take a lot more of paying attention to the ways that could, would, may or definitely will interfere with that accomplishment. ...more

March 12, 2009

Rick Porcello's inexperience showed. So did his talent. ...more

March 4, 2009

They sprout from the ground every election, turning grass plots lining the city's sidewalks, roads and rights of way into a landscape of political pulpits. ...more

February 26, 2009

They sprout from the ground during every election, turning grass plots lining the city's sidewalks, roads and right-of-ways into a landscape of political pulpits. ...more

February 25, 2009

The economy is crumbling. War in Afghanistan may last another five years. Layoffs are happening at an alarming pace at companies all over the country. Some states are discussing letting criminals out on the streets to lessen budget woes. If all that wasn't bad enough, global climate change is going to either burn the planet up or plunge it into another Ice Age - depending on which expert you listen to. ...more

February 25, 2009