You've probably sat in the bleachers before, the nosebleed section, where you're barely aware of what's going on. That's OK for sporting events, but it costs you dearly in Florida politics, where special interests call the shots. ...more

December 16, 2009

Examine facts Many claim the science is in on man-caused global warming. I disagree completely. ...more

December 15, 2009

Anyone setting odds on Florida's chances next month to get as much as $2.6 billion in federal stimulus money to build a Tampa-to-Orlando high-speed rail line might consider this: ...more

December 10, 2009

U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio refused Monday to say how he would vote on the controversial SunRail proposal now being considered by the state Legislature, even though a similar proposal passed the state House with his support as speaker in 2008. ...more

December 8, 2009

From a distance, it's a 90-acre potential industrial site in a nearly barren northeast corner of Pasco County. Up close, says Ronnie Deese of Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, "It's like stepping into a Third World country." ...more

November 20, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist said he is "hopefully optimistic" that lawmakers will hold a special session soon about commuter rail, which could help the state win federal aid for a high-speed rail line from Tampa to Orlando. ...more

November 18, 2009

Railroad Street will be closed between Bowman Avenue and Center Avenue starting at 8 a.m. from Nov. 13-18, due to installation of underground utilities by KDL Underground, Inc., per jack and bore under the CSX railroad tracks at Center Avenue, for the construction of the Sebring Parkway Phase II project. ...more

November 13, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Nearly seven years after it was proposed, a new Walmart Supercenter opened Wednesday morning near the apex of U.S. 41 and North Dale Mabry Highway. ...more

November 11, 2009

State Sen. Paula Dockery will announce a decision next week on whether to enter the governor race and won't comment on the accuracy of a news report that she'll announce she's running. ...more

October 31, 2009

A design review application before the Community Redevelopment Agency from the city's utilities department to complete construction of a pole barn at 454 N. Franklin St. may have opened up a can of worms. ...more

October 28, 2009