In response to the tsk-tsk-ing and lecturing about the lost innocence of journalism sparked by the orgy of news coverage regarding the admitted "transgressions" of golfing great Tiger Woods, we offer a few contrarian observations. ...more

December 5, 2009

Save the Manatee. Protect the Panther. Stop Heart Disease. Share the Road. ...more

November 27, 2009

"With all due respect." When, quite candidly, was the last time that phrase ever preceded anything remotely respectful? It's a rhetorical staple on political talk shows - and a predictable press conference preface to a skewering query. ...more

November 11, 2009

Evan Longoria might get his chance to play in the World Baseball Classic after all. ...more

March 17, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama will offer details early this week about his transition staff's contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is facing federal charges of plotting to swap the appointment of Obama's Senate successor for cash or a job. ...more

December 22, 2008

Even on a day when the financial world was collapsing, he looked every bit the part of the successful financier as he stood before the crowd of Tampa business men and women. ...more

October 1, 2008

A federal appeals court panel seemed reluctant Monday to overturn Hillsborough County's ordinances governing adult businesses. ...more

September 9, 2008

A federal appeals court panel seemed reluctant today to overturn Hillsborough County's ordinances governing adult businesses. ...more

September 8, 2008

Nearly seven years after President Bush declared an "extraordinary emergency" that empowered him to bring terrorists before military judges, Osama bin Laden's former driver is slated to go on trial today in the first test of whether that system can dispense fair and impartial justice. ...more

July 21, 2008

Farrukh Quraishi was understandably miffed. This space had just suggested Quraishi's former walk of life, professional soccer, was about as much of a thrill to watch as being stuck at a train crossing meets pulling weeds. ...more

July 12, 2008