The week in words

By Times Staff Writer
Published September 23, 2007

"The bottom line is that I hold him responsible for putting the county commission in the position they're in. He said he wasn't capable of doing the job. He quit because he couldn't take the heat."

- Sheriff Richard Nugent, blaming County Administrator Gary Kuhl for the community uproar over the county budget and calls for deep cuts in property taxes

"I've just had enough."

- Gary Kuhl, explaining why he used harsh language when confronting Nugent at a community event over the sheriff's public criticism

"The way that reads, it's blatantly encouraging individuals to commit fraud on insurance companies."

- State Rep. John Legg, on newspaper ads by a local business dealing with changes in homeowners insurance related to sinkhole coverage

"The issue is: Do we have a credible executive director? I think we do not."

- Paul Douglas of the Brooksville Housing Authority, saying that new executive director Ronnie McLean was not truthful about his driving record, and calling into question whether they can trust him

"This is turning into a witch hunt. He is doing his job. I don't know anyone else who has gotten down to the nitty-gritty to address what is going on here."

- Yvette Taylor of the Brooksville Housing Authority, defending McLean's work with the agency

"I told my son in Maine to make sure I get buried in Florida if anything bad happens. I love it here - but I'm beginning to wonder."

- Maurice Carter, the target of a murder-for-hire scheme allegedly led by a Brooksville man

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