The Legislature has another major headache beside a revenue shortfall on its hands during its 2009 regular session. Lawmakers are coming to more fully understand the enormity of the financial hole they and Gov. Charlie Crist have been digging for Florida taxpayers as they have tried to "protect" them from rate increases from "greedy" insurance companies. ...more

March 14, 2009

His storied election behind him and weighty problems in his face, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to the task of building an administration in times of crisis as Americans and the world absorbed his history-shattering achievement as the first black leader ascending to the presidency. ...more

November 5, 2008

Obama Was Winner There is no doubt in my mind who won Tuesday night's debate. Obama was articulate, showed a greatly improved maturity since the beginning of the campaign, and was specific in answering the questions with a point-by-point explanation of his solutions. ...more

October 9, 2008

Continuing to press themes of values, faith and patriotism, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama exhorted Americans on Wednesday "to step into the strong currents of history" and volunteer for service to their country, pledging to dramatically expand opportunities for those accepting his challenge. ...more

July 3, 2008

This morning, a federal judge in Tampa sentenced 28-year-old Luis Uribe Of Apollo Beach to 8 1/2 years in federal prison and five years of probation for wire fraud and identity theft for a mortgage scam. ...more

June 11, 2008

I find the use of superdelegates outrageously undemocratic. The fact is one's individual vote becomes more remote in directly counting in a presidential election, not only since 1980 when the superdelegate system started, but from the beginning of our nation. ...more

May 11, 2008

County commissioners and planning staffers were under no illusions Wednesday about the enormity of the Lake Hideaway development, proposed for U.S. 19 in northwest Hernando County. ...more

February 14, 2008

County commissioners and planning staffers were under no illusions Wednesday about the enormity of the Lake Hideaway development, proposed for U.S. 19 in northwest Hernando County. ...more

February 13, 2008

As he provided common-sense guidance for a stimulus package to fight recession, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tacitly acknowledged the end of his effort to stay out of fiscal policy specifics. ...more

January 18, 2008

A long-awaited report on steroid and performance-enhancing drug use in Major League Baseball, which is expected to be released today, will lay blame at all levels of the sport for a widespread drug problem and call for drastic changes in the league's drug-testing program, according to sources briefed on the investigation. ...more

December 13, 2007