After considering a price increase, the school district's food service director told the school board recently that lunch prices will not be going up at this time. ...more

August 2, 2009

Stockpiles of oil are increasing as demand is on the decline. That is what caused a slow and steady decline in pump prices throughout Florida last month, according to AAA Auto Club South. ...more

August 2, 2009

I was wondering if Sheriff Richard Nugent has thought about putting the DARE Program out to a retired police officer as volunteer work. ...more

July 31, 2009

The upcoming school year in Hillsborough County has 14 half days scheduled. If the school board wanted to save money, why don't they have seven additional student days off for teacher planning or shorten the school year by seven days? ...more

July 31, 2009

A central heat and air system will be installed at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast's shelter with $10,000 won in a national contest. ...more

July 31, 2009

Well, there are always doctors' appointments in Clermont, Lakeland, Orlando and Tampa, to name a few. But for fun, me, as well as friends, head to Okeechobee, to the Flamingo Arcade; there we have fun and meet friends. You would really be surprised at the others we meet up with from Avon Park, Lake Placid and Sebring. ...more

July 30, 2009

Congress wrote the health bill and Mr. President believes it is a good one and was pushing hard to get it passed ASAP. However, there were a few that saw the flaws in that bill and asked for more time to absorb its contents. Amen! ...more

July 28, 2009

I read in the edition of July 25 how the county administration is unsure where to cut the budget to relieve the "gap." How about this: Let's start at the top and work our way down! Instead of cutting pay to the lower paid employees give the top administrators and department heads a 10 percent cut. ...more

July 28, 2009

A 41-year-old man was shot in the upper thigh during a home invasion at his Bradenton home this morning, Manatee County deputies say. Jorge Santaella was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg for treatment. ...more

July 27, 2009

Finally our local government is making common-sense decisions. The Tampa Sports Authority made a decision not to give the front-runner for the vacant executive director post a $10,000 stipend to help pay his mortgages. This man is already making a six-figure income and wanted help from the taxpayer. Two members of the three-member executive committee voted to not give him this money. To them I say well done. ...more

July 27, 2009