Florida will be the third-largest state by 2014. We need a plan to deal with our traffic woes beyond simply spending tax money on widening roads. The referendum on rail transit and other transportation needs allows the voters to finally address our congestion issues. ...more

November 23, 2009

What had earned me his recognition, his admiration, his uncharacteristic gesture of approval? Had I hung up on a telemarketer? Complained to a company about unsatisfactory service? Finally gotten angry and expressed my feelings at the time I felt them? All these would have been unusual for me. ...more

October 22, 2008

This is National Safe Boating Week, another of those nationally designated weeks that virtually no one pays attention to. Safety in general is a topic we'd all rather forget about, but the elements that cause a disaster are always just over the horizon when it comes to boating. ...more

May 21, 2008

Three people have sued Liberty National Life Insurance Co. claiming their insurance was canceled or undervalued because of discrimination against Haitian-Americans. ...more

January 24, 2008

Sam Rashid is a naturalized American born in Pakistan. He is a Brandon businessman and political activist. He left Pakistan at age 9 and has been in the United States for 25 years. Up until a couple of years ago, he visited his homeland nearly every year. ...more

November 4, 2007

"Be careful who you pretend to be because you are who you pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., "Mother Night". TAMPA - Just what is Tampa pretending to be? If you believe the latest accolade bestowed on this town, Tampa is party central. Maxim magazine this week dubbed Tampa sixth on the Top 10 list of party cities, based on a formula that awards points for the number of strip joints, bars, divorcees and even condom sales. And if Tampa teetotalers object, look no further than Saturday night's Guavaween, the annual drunk fest costume party in Ybor City that runs a close second to Gasparilla in inebriation. ...more

October 26, 2007

SEBRING — The county's closing of public access to Lake Denton in August wasn't the first time government officials declared this crystal clear lake a dangerous place. The threat of attacks kept Lake Denton off the state's first official map of what would become Highlands County. ...more

October 6, 2007