Former President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that he won't criticize Barack Obama because the new U.S. president "deserves my silence," and said he plans to write a book about the 12 toughest decisions he made in office. ...more

March 17, 2009

at long last - kill the Ridge Road extension boondoggle. Doing so would benefit taxpayers and the environment. ...more

January 26, 2009

The latest report from Education Week finds that less than half of all African-American students, many of whom live in poverty, graduate from high school in Florida. That's a staggering statistic, and none of us who believe public education is a sacred trust can rest until we try everything possible to reach every child who is poor and disadvantaged. Only in a polarized political environment, then, could a program offering a few of those children a different learning option be viewed by well-meaning people as an affront to public schools. ...more

October 18, 2008

Judge Daniel Perry has seen enough underwear in his courtroom, thank you very much. ...more

September 12, 2008

Judge Daniel Perry has seen enough underwear in his courtroom, thank you very much. The Hillsborough County circuit court judge became upset Tuesday when inmates were brought into his courtroom with ill-fitting, jail-issued pants that drooped, showing too much of what was underneath. The inmates were there for hearings over whether they had violated probation. ...more

September 11, 2008

JAPAN - President Bush said Sunday he does not feel the need to boycott the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics to state his opposition to China's human rights record. Skipping the event would be an "affront" to the Chinese people, he said. ...more

July 6, 2008

Wrong Day For Flag Regarding "Sons, Daughters Stand Up For Beliefs On Flag Day" (Metro, June 15): ...more

June 19, 2008

A reasonable solution for counting the votes in Florida's premature primary was reached Saturday by a Democratic Party committee. Florida will be allowed to send all its delegates to the Democratic Convention, but each delegate gets only one-half of a vote. ...more

June 3, 2008

watching Mitt Romney go down to defeat in nearly every contest and encountering a newly victorious but ultimately unnominatable Mike Huckabee all across the Bible Belt. ...more

February 7, 2008

Administrative Folly Regarding "Suppressing Speech On Campus Hurts University's Prestige" (Our Opinion, Dec. 13): ...more

December 22, 2007