A main feature of the health bill the House passed Saturday is a requirement that everyone have medical insurance by 2013 or else pay a penalty. ...more

November 10, 2009

Regarding "A sinking feeling in Pasco and Hernando" (Our Opinion, Sept. 28): ...more

October 24, 2009

Florida's enforcement of the seatbelt law will result in lower deaths and injuries. Far more could be saved if our "No Fault" insurance law was abandoned. ...more

July 8, 2009

Enough is enough. I'm tired of high taxes and insurance rates. ...more

June 25, 2009

New houses built in Pasco County after this summer could be required to have stronger foundations – a strategy county officials hope will reduce insurance rates for people in sinkhole-prone sections of the county. ...more

May 12, 2009

Photos don't lie. Police officials are convinced they have created a sure system to help improve public safety at the intersections of 56th Avenue and Busch Boulevard/Bullard Parkway and 56th Street and Fowler Avenue. ...more

April 1, 2009

The building department has been bleeding money ever since the falloff in construction. ...more

March 14, 2009

With residents already struggling to make ends meet during the recession, the last thing they need now are higher premiums on Citizens Property Insurance homeowner insurance policies, a state lawmaker believes. So state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, announced this week he will introduce legislation in March to extend the rate freeze on Citizens rates for another year. Citizens is the state-sanctioned property insurer of last resort. ...more

January 17, 2009

I've always loved Brevard. When my folks lived in this small North Carolina college town it was sort of a Mayberry accented by the town's iconic white squirrels. ...more

January 4, 2009

Based on findings from last year's controversial fire study, a consolidated fire department might actually be a worthy endeavor, according to one local 20-year fire department veteran. ...more

October 11, 2008