To commemorate an achievement no less than a lifetime in the making, newly minted U.S. citizen Regina Simmons received from her very best American friends ... a book. But not just any book. It was "1776," David McCullough's well-woven tale about the struggling birth of American liberty - a condition that today is as often taken for granted as it is poorly understood. ...more

March 29, 2009

It was a well-known complaint within Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing program. ...more

January 20, 2009

Hillsborough County commissioners were divided Wednesday about giving $50,000 in federal funds to a controversial Tampa nonprofit organization, the Housing and Education Alliance. ...more

January 8, 2009

For years, the Housing and Education Alliance has helped prepare low-income residents to buy their first home, teaching a mandatory class for anyone seeking down-payment assistance. ...more

November 16, 2008

Let's see if you can pass a fairly simple ethics test: ...more

June 19, 2008

Pride For Southerners Regarding "Opinions Fly As Site Set For Rebel Flag" (Metro, June 3): ...more

June 7, 2008

Heritage for some, hate to others, the battle flag of the Southern rebellion causes a stir wherever it flies. ...more

June 3, 2008

EUREKA SPRINGS - Near Interstate 4. On a spit of property in the shadow of Interstate 75. On the north side of U.S. 92 -- the battle flag of the Southern rebellion shall rise again, at least that's the objective of the flag raisers, descendants of Confederate soldiers. ...more

June 2, 2008