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Time for county, Kuhl to move on

In reference to the finger-pointing concerning Administrator Gary Kuhl's residency violation, it seems to me that Hernando County has bigger fish to fry.

For starters, there is the situation with the abandoned Department of Public Works site in Brooksville and, even more important, the shortfall of capital improvement funding.

From where I am sitting, I have not seen any intent by the county commissioners, county attorney Garth Coller, human resources director Barbara Dupre or Kuhl to defraud the public. There was a simple oversight when the commissioners voted to allow Kuhl to hold residency outside Hernando County.

Kuhl is not a member of the emergency services that would mandate him to respond to emergencies, similar to a fire chief or the sheriff.

I fail to see any validity in the state law that requires a county administrator to live in the county of his employ. But, all said and done, the statute does exist, the commissioners will correct their vote, and now let's move on.

Or would we rather push another good administrator out of Hernando?

Robert Kanner, Brooksville

What are other parents' views on choice issue?

Last year, I applied for my child to attend Challenger K-8 school. On July 31, I was informed she was not selected in the lottery drawing.

My child attends another school in Hernando County that did not fare very well on the No Child Left Behind Act's Adequate Yearly Progress report; we had the choice to send her to other schools in the area, but not Challenger. Apparently, that is not a choice.

I think parents should have the magnet schools as a choice if their current school does not meet the standards. I would like to hear other parents' views.

Jill Vaccaro, Spring Hill, FL

A few tips for dealing with increases in costs of living

Re: Homeowners insurance is stealing Florida dream, Aug. 4 guest column by Mary Partington:

Like the majority of seniors living in Florida since 1982, we felt pretty secure in the hope of spending the rest of our days here.

But the increases in our living costs have to be dealt with. After much research, we have come up with the following ideas, which I would like to pass on just in case it might help others.

A reverse mortgage advertised in the Times Seniority section might help. Investing the money could bring a 5 percent return to help pay for those added costs.

Try reinventing yourself. In my case, I went back to seashell picturemaking. I try to make five per day to sell in our U.S.A. Fleamarket store.

Try to get as fit as possible, such as by doing yoga at the YMCA or Jazzercise. Weight Watchers with a buddy gave me the strength to dance all evening at a friend's wedding recently. Also, I can finally wear a dress I bought 15 years ago.

Good luck to us all.

Patricia Watt, New Port Richey

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