After a long season of bad news, Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday got what may be the worst signs of trouble so far for his U.S. Senate campaign. ...more

December 22, 2009

We need a courageous and outspoken leader like Dawn Johnsen to set America back on the path of the world's moral authority. She is President Obama's nominee to head the Office of Legal Counsel. ...more

April 25, 2009

People in Tarpon Springs who want to live in an industrial park moved closer to having their dream realized this week. At their meeting Tuesday night, city commissioners endorsed planning staff's request to permit accessory dwelling units in industrial districts. ...more

February 28, 2009

This week, Tarpon Springs City Commissioner Susan Slattery proposed that the city adopt an ordinance that would place stringent city controls over developing property on which eagle's nests are located. Other commissioners gave the idea a preliminary endorsement. Hey, wait a minute. There's an eagle's nest on the Wal-Mart property. As the "Saturday Night Live" Church Lady used to proclaim, "How conve-e-e-e-enient!!" ...more

December 20, 2008

One senses that your coverage of campaign 2008 was strategically designed to educate not sway the public. And you carried out that strategy wonderfully. ...more

November 6, 2008

1:49 p.m.: Pepe Perez has been campaigning at polls for the past 15 years and said this is the busiest Election Day he has seen. Perez was handing out endorsement information at a Carrollwood polling site on behalf of the Hillsborough Fire Action Commitee, a group that campaigns on behalf of Hillsborough County firefighters. ...more

November 4, 2008

Williams Rebuttal Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your endorsement of Shirley Anderson, candidate for supervisor of elections. ...more

November 4, 2008

A Refreshing Change Thank you for a very deserving article on the James A. Haley VA facility by Lindsay Peterson ("Trauma And Teamwork: VA Hospital Leads Way In Treatment," Oct. 25). ...more

November 1, 2008

The Highlands Today endorsement of Sheriff Benton publically acknowledges she "has problems" and in the same article, states the clear fact that "Ron Grimming has a lot to offer Highlands County. It's difficult not to endorse him. He doesn't have a weakness we can see and there are plenty of positives." I find this a bit contradictory. It seems you talk from both sides of your keyboard! ...more

October 28, 2008

NEW YORK - Scott McClellan, President Bush's former press secretary who angered old colleagues with a tell-all book earlier this year, said Thursday he is backing Barack Obama for president. McClellan is the second former administration official to back the Democratic candidate this week. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell came out Sunday for Obama. ...more

October 24, 2008