"It's hard to understand how derivative traders at AIG warranted any bonuses, much less $165 million in extra pay," President Obama said ...more

March 16, 2009

"Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years," by Cari Beauchamp (Knopf, $35) ...more

February 8, 2009

When the Sunday morning political pundits began talking last year about the tab for the war in Iraq hitting $1 trillion, Rob Simpson sprang from his sofa in indignation. ...more

October 27, 2008

Three cheers for Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio. Her remarks in response to questions concerning public transportation (Tampa Tribune commentary, June 1) strike the right chord of optimism and common sense. ...more

June 11, 2008

Over the years whenever anyone asked how my radio show was going my stock answer always has been: "Well, they haven't told me to stop." ...more

May 31, 2008

Over the years whenever anyone asked how my radio show was going my stock answer always has been: "Well, they haven't told me to stop." ...more

May 27, 2008

What do you and your significant other fight about? Probably money. I've been reviewing surveys on this topic for more than a decade, and money often finds its way to the top spot as a cause of marital tension. And, not surprisingly, the most frequent cause of divorce. ...more

February 24, 2008

Pasco County deputies want a judge to decide whether Sheriff Bob White can continue acting as his own appeals court when employees require discipline, a new lawsuit states. ...more

February 8, 2008

Hurricane Katrina's victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering - including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion. ...more

January 10, 2008

State officials on Friday gave South Bay Hospital permission to move out of this retirement community to a site eight miles north along Big Bend Road in Riverview. ...more

December 15, 2007