In a news conference on May 17, 2006, John Murtha tried and convicted American soldiers before having any evidence. ...more

July 11, 2008

The developer of a massive town home project could be exempted from the new municipal sprinkler law, under a tentative agreement reached with city officials. ...more

June 23, 2008

It was a regular schadenfreude fest for some of you satisfied customers who read with such great delight a column on the end of my WFLA, 970 AM radio show. ...more

June 1, 2008

Tampa City Council is scheduled today to hear a proposal that would put needed sting in the penalties for those who trash their neighborhoods. ...more

February 21, 2008

A local teacher's family says she is getting fired from her job because of a back injury. ...more

February 16, 2008

For years, city residents and even city officials have been frustrated by the slow code enforcement process, which can take months or years to resolve some cases. ...more

January 20, 2008

Here is the bottom line: Hometown Democracy is too extreme and, if passed, will ultimately result in a costly, ineffective attempt to address Florida's growth issues. ...more

January 16, 2008

In the U.S. Navy I was a radarman. We supplanted those men who used to stand on the wings of the bridge, or in the crow's nest, scanning the horizon, looking for reefs or icebergs or other things, which might endanger the ship. To some extent, I still see myself as performing that function, being alert to those things which might endanger our country and to report those things when they are observed. On occasion I am challenged by people who say "prove to me that you know what a reef or an iceberg looks like. I haven't been looking but you must prove it to me nevertheless." ...more

January 2, 2008