Miles from shore in the open Caribbean Sea, cruise ships are dumping ground-up glass, rags and cardboard packaging. But vessels in other waters such as the Baltic and North seas are prohibited from throwing any solid waste overboard other than food scraps. ...more

February 28, 2009

It's outrageous for people to treat Florida's sensitive landscape as an illegal dumping ground when authorized landfills and collection sites are available. ...more

September 19, 2008

Melissa Clay couldn't quite believe the sight that greeted residents in the Quail Hollow Pines subdivision Wednesday morning. ...more

July 3, 2008

When talking about projects that will transform neighborhoods, the buzz in Tampa these days is all about the changes coming to downtown's entryway: a new Tampa Museum of Art, the Glazer Children's Museum, a new Riverwalk, a remodeled Ashley Drive and a redesigned Curtis Hixon Park. ...more

May 27, 2008

I use Windows' "Send To" right-click menu as a quick way to copy a file to a flash drive or attach it to an e-mail. How do I get rid of all its irrelevant options? ...more

February 11, 2008

Students Left Behind Regarding "Report Criticizes U.S. High Schools As 'Dropout Factories' " (Nation/World, Nov. 2): ...more

November 10, 2007

Lobbyist John Thrasher, a lawyer and former speaker of the Florida House, makes a bogus but convincing case against the Hometown Democracy amendment that voters will possibly consider in November 2008. ...more

September 24, 2007

Ben and Karoline Byler are getting ready for six new houseguests in their Wesley Chapel three-bedroom home, which has been modified for the arrival of their sextuplets. ...more

September 13, 2007