One hesitates to praise the work of any governmental body, at the risk of sounding encouraging. Nonetheless, in the case of the New Port Richey City Council and its recent decision regarding event-related alcohol sales in Sims Park, This Space is willing to expend the risk. ...more

November 28, 2008

A redevelopment advisory board needs a for-profit business owner to round out a recommended slate of officers for September elections. ...more

August 13, 2008

Well before Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain rose to the top of their parties, a partisan shift was under way at the local and state level. For more than three years starting in 2005, there has been a reduction in the number of voters who register with the Republican Party and a rise among voters who affiliate with Democrats and, almost as often, with no party at all. ...more

August 5, 2008

More than 600 students were removed from the "active voter" list in 2007, dropping voter registration on the University of South Florida campus from more than 1,000 to just over 400 for last month's presidential primary. ...more

February 13, 2008

The nation's capital may be Hollywood for ugly people, but Hollywood celebrities are still attracted to Washington politicians. ...more

January 14, 2008