Last spring, the cigar industry fretted that the federal government might tax so-called "little cigars" into oblivion. ...more

November 4, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Teachers and other Pasco County School District employees would get one-time pay supplements but no raises or step increases under a tentative contract agreement announced Friday. ...more

November 4, 2009

In this germ-laden world, we are constantly being attacked by viruses of every ilk. I believe I have detected a new virus infecting some of your readers and I call this affliction "myopia magnificationus." ...more

November 3, 2009

There are endless parts to the analysis of health care. It is incredibly convoluted, yet nobody has tried to simplify the task. ...more

November 2, 2009

Troy Hagar feels content and successful. He thinks it's time to relax. ...more

November 1, 2009

I've got this friend. He's a veteran of the Vietnam War and you don't have to be around him that much to realize he leans a little to the gung-ho side. ...more

November 1, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Teachers and other Pasco County school district employees would get one-time pay supplements but no raises or step increases under a tentative contract agreement announced Friday. ...more

October 31, 2009

It would be hard for health care reform to be in worse shape. What were once lofty promises to curtail the excess of a soulless group of health insurance companies has turned into what is almost certainly going to be a bonanza for those very same companies. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying desperately to salvage some aspect of the bill and even still it seems unlikely that any good will come from this "reform." ...more

October 31, 2009

Big Insurance, with its excessive profiteering and exploitation has shown itself a cruel and inhumane master and should no longer be allowed to exclusively administer America's health care. ...more

October 30, 2009

School board members are set to approve increasing the district's monthly share for health benefits by $55 for each non-instructional employee while teacher negotiations are still ongoing. ...more

October 30, 2009