No one received a clear mandate last week, but the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association has a new president and a reshuffled board of trustees. ...more

November 4, 2009

We do not have democracy in America, "A government of the people, for the people and by the people," as we have been brain washed into believing for over 230 years. ...more

October 4, 2009

Upon reading your editorial of Monday, May 19 on civility in the appointing of Supreme Court Justices, one question came to my mind. Did you also encourage civility when Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts and Samuel Alito were nominated for the Supreme Court? If you did not, why not and if you did not, why then are you advocating it now? ...more

May 22, 2009

indeed, deserves - flourishes of attention. Publicly praising a dutiful employee, for instance. Reiterating abiding affection for a spouse. Telling the offspring you're proud of them, and explaining why. ...more

January 23, 2009

Look a person in the eye. Address them by name. Say thank you. These basic civilities serve as the foundation of an anti-bullying course introduced today in Florida for the first time. The course, called "R Time," was developed in England. Today, it was brought to Pinellas Central Elementary School by Bill Voors, director of Bully Safe Schools, based in Fort Wayne, Ind. ...more

January 15, 2009

As a teenager, this man once spent his nights prowling the swamps of Florida in search of snakes and raccoons. ...more

December 31, 2008

In the early 1950s, no one could have pegged Wayne Cobb for someone who would eventually hold a Pasco Circuit Court judgeship for more than three decades. In a few days, however, the 72-year-old will retire from that very position, ending his run as the county's longest serving jurist at nearly 32 years. ...more

December 30, 2008

Christmas is upon us and people's thoughts naturally turn to good will and happiness. ...more

December 23, 2008

Republicans gathered last week to talk about what went wrong in the Nov. 4 election and how to fix it, and the two highest-profile leaders - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin - offered sharply different recipes for a comeback. ...more

November 16, 2008

When the World Series began, there were several "givens" most observers could agree upon: ...more

November 5, 2008