For 34 hours, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office withheld the news that a Tampa woman had been slain, leaving the public to think that she and her boyfriend were still missing. ...more

November 5, 2007

I'm having trouble with this Iran thing because the United States has no troops, no support, no friends, no credibility, no money, and very likely, no honest-sane justification for an invasion. ...more

November 1, 2007

The investigation is continuing into an accusation of sexual abuse by a volunteer at Lakeland's First Baptist Church at the Mall. ...more

October 31, 2007

LAKELAND - The investigation into an accusation of sexual abuse by a volunteer at Lakeland's First Baptist Church at the Mall is continuing, Lakeland police said today. But no arrests have been made. ...more

October 30, 2007

Plenty of people share the glory of the Nobel Peace Prize - thousands of scientists have been studying and documenting climate change under a U.N. body set up in 1988 as concerns grew about global warming. ...more

October 13, 2007

Your editorial, 'Shooting Case Raises Concerns About District's Credibility' (Our Opinion, Sept. 30), regarding safety at King High School recognized the improvements we have made on the campus. Like all our high schools, King High has worked to reduce misbehavior that interferes with learning. Principal Carla Bruning and her staff have done an exceptional job and the proof is in the dramatic reduction in incidents and in the academic achievement worthy of celebration. ...more

October 8, 2007

University of South Florida coach Jim Leavitt vehemently disputed quotes by Alabama coach Nick Saban insinuating substandard academic standards at USF and even offered to resign if Saban's statements were true. ...more

October 3, 2007

One thing about the PGA Tour has not changed in more than a decade: With or without the FedEx Cup, the season-ending playoff system devised to create a new era in golf, Tiger Woods continues to possess the all-encompassing power to give an event complete credibility. ...more

September 13, 2007