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Daily Editorials

  • Governor’s decision on the money

    By Chronicle Editorial Board

    THE ISSUE: Sheriff’s office will continue to investigate child abuse.
    OUR OPINION: Governor’s intervention on target.

    The sheriff’s office does a better job of investigating child abuse cases compared to the Florida Department of Children and Families.

    Investigators with the sheriff’s office are trained criminal investigators who carry weapons. DCF employees are state government employees who generally have an expertise in social work.

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  • EPA actions

    The EPA is developing proposed rules under the Clean Water Act to reduce mercury discharges from dental facilities to the environment. EPA is focusing its technology assessment on amalgam separators. EPA is now preparing the proposed rulemaking for review.

    If you would like additional information or would like to follow its progress, EPA has a dental mercury webpage: water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/dental.

    Dr. Susan Zimmer
    Crystal River

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  • Apple loses shine

    THE ISSUE:
    State board adjusts FCAT grade.

    OUR OPINION:
    Correct response to poorly planned
    endeavor.

    The emergency rule lowering the passing grade for Florida’s standardized writing test illustrates how poorly developed the new, more rigorous testing program is.

    This year, about a third of the students would have passed the new writing portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) compared to 80 percent last year had the state Board of Education not lowered the passing mark from 4 to 3 on a scale of 6.

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  • Celebrating scholarship

    THE ISSUE:
    Chamber honors outstanding students.
    OUR OPINION:
    Well-earned recognition.

    At a time when many have become cynical about the future, and when some believe our public education system is not properly preparing students for college or the workforce, events occur that offer a refreshingly different view of our county’s young people and our school system.

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  • Proactive policing pays off

    THE ISSUE: Crime statistics.
    OUR OPINION: Be happy to live in a safe place.

    There is no question about what citizens would rate pretty high when asked what is important to the quality of life in Citrus County: The feeling of security.

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  • Vote early and often for recognition

    THE ISSUE: Crystal River fishing for honors.
    OUR OPINION: Vote daily and enlist your friends, too.

    Kudos to the King’s Bay Rotary Club for nominating Crystal River in the World Fishing Network’s “Ultimate Fishing Town, USA” contest. Now it’s up to the rest of us to round up the votes before May 31 to push Crystal River to the top of the list.

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  • Highway projects key to region's future prosperity

    THE ISSUE: Dormant highway projects.
    OUR OPINION: Build for tomorrow by starting today.

    Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither is the transportation system of a population and tourism magnet such as Florida. To avert tomorrow’s gridlock, therefore, it’s only prudent to start building for Florida’s future transportation demands today.

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  • Monitor iBudget closley

    By Chronicle Editorial Board

    THE ISSUE: State unveils iBudget Florida program to serve Floridians with developmental disabilities.
    OUR OPINION: Work with service providers to maximize efficiency.

    The state’s newly launched Medicaid waiver program is ambitious, but we reserve passing judgment on its effectiveness until we see it in action.

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  • Hollow offers no benefit to county

    THE ISSUE: Hospital board chairman offers money to county.
    OUR OPINION: Empty rhetoric.

    During the last county commission meeting, Citrus County Hospital Board Chairman Michael Smallridge made a generous offer for his board to help county government pay for a disputed Medicaid bill from the state, and to help with expenses the county has incurred as the result of a man shot by a sheriff’s deputy in the line of duty.

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  • Sunburst

    THE ISSUE:
    Project Sunburst.
    OUR OPINION:
    Governor’s office opens access
    online.

    A good practice for those elected to public office is to believe that the press and public are constantly looking over your shoulder. If you are not willing to take an action or make a decision with everyone watching, then it’s most likely an action you should not take.

    Elected officials are doing the public’s business and the public should have absolute insight into all decisions.

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