The voicemails making their way around town from USF President Judy Genshaft reveal a university president out of touch with her community. ...more

February 15, 2008

I am a director in an association where there is a disagreement between directors. We have a security problem with teenage boys after school. Our board has voted to hire an off-duty policeman to enforce rules and regulations. One director, one of the officers, overrides any vote he does not like and orders the property manager not to implement the directions of the board. ...more

February 9, 2008

Even Hollywood couldn't have written a more ideal script for the Internal Revenue Service than actor Wesley Snipes' tax-fraud trial. ...more

January 29, 2008

A month ago, a family was celebrating the holidays, enjoying the accoutrements of a successful life in one of this community's tonier subdivisions. ...more

January 26, 2008

Euphoria turned to season-ending heartbreak in the matter of a minute for the River Ridge Lady Knights Thursday night in their home regional quarterfinal match with Newsome High. ...more

January 25, 2008

Bucs coach Jon Gruden on Monday said he understood WR Joey Galloway's frustration and subsequent decision to leave the sideline early during Tampa Bay's 24-14 loss against the Giants during Sunday's NFC wild-card game. ...more

January 8, 2008

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic presidential front-runner no longer, accused campaign rival Barack Obama of changing his positions on health care and "a number of issues" Saturday night in a debate three days before the New Hampshire primary. ...more

January 6, 2008

Since its creation, I've been an active participant in each of the Lake Denton Committee meetings. It's been my shared opinion with others, this issue revolves around overcrowding at the boat ramp by scuba divers seeking certification, a lack of parking space in the immediate neighborhood for them, and some of the illicit and/or illegal activities that too often occurs in secluded areas. Working together, committee members, county employees and several other concerned people have developed a short-term plan that will reopen Lake Denton to the public. I'm glad to say they've made a lot of progress and presented the proposals to the Board of County Commissioners. However, I am very much opposed to one particular aspect of the committee's recommendation. In order to pay for (or at least offset) the costs of improvements and needed personnel, a per diver fee of $25 per day was agreed upon. This amount, after much discussion by the divers present, was deemed to be reasonable and a customary cost incurred as part of their normal certification process. This fee would be waived for the instructors and "Dive Masters" present. ...more

January 6, 2008

The Supreme Court on Monday restored federal judges to their traditional central role in criminal sentencing. ...more

December 11, 2007

For the second year in a row, Florida was spared a hurricane, despite dire predictions by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists that had many people fearing a repeat of 2004 and 2005, when the state was battered repeatedly. ...more

December 4, 2007