Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday delivered to Haitian-Americans and emigres a mixed message of heartbreak and hope. Clinton is making two stops in the Sunshine State, at a Haitian Conference near Miami and the University of Central Florida in Orlando. ...more

August 9, 2009

Even an optimist like Gov. Charlie Crist recognizes when times are tough. But on Tuesday he predicted a better future for Florida if lawmakers can put political differences aside and work together to create jobs, promote clean energy and keep schools strong. ...more

March 3, 2009

Bailouts Misdirected If the U.S. government had truly considered a meaningful stimulus package with benefits for the American consumer, they could have taken the $750 billion dollars and divided it among every taxpaying citizen of the United States, requiring it to be used to reduce debt or purchase American-made products. ...more

December 12, 2008

Michelle Obama told Democrats on the opening night of their convention that her husband and their presumed nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, emerged from humble beginnings with an understanding of the need to serve and inspire. ...more

August 26, 2008

When her husband lost his battle with cancer 15 years ago, Bella Canasi threw herself into community service. ...more

July 15, 2008

Now that Sen. Barack Obama finally found a little time to campaign in Florida, there's much he needs to say that Florida hasn't heard. ...more

May 21, 2008

For A Better Future Regarding Tom Jackson's "Hillsborough Trash Surprise Echoes Here" column (Feb. 19), it is fortunate for the citizens of Pasco County that neither he nor the landfill applicant is responsible for crunching the solid waste disposal numbers in our county. ...more

February 25, 2008

WHO: Pamela Lupinski CLAIM TO FAME: She overcame vision problems and other challenges after finding help from the right source. ...more

February 11, 2008

We have read the science. Global warming is real, and we are a prime cause. We have heard the warnings. Unless we act, now, we face serious consequences. Polar ice will melt. Sea levels will rise. A third of our plant and animal species could vanish. There will be famine in Africa and Central Asia. ...more

December 5, 2007

For all the doom and gloom about water in California, here's a surprising truth: California has enough water to meet its needs today and tomorrow without new dams, peripheral canals or catastrophic costs. But there is a rub. It will take political will and better management. ...more

October 30, 2007