Two months ago, Jacksonville, was threatened with cancellation of its 2009 Veterans Day parade after the City Council cut the parade's funding. Only a firestorm of protests from the city's residents restored the parade. ...more

November 10, 2009

The city council is expected to vote today on a proposal to expand Tampa's anti-discrimination laws to include transgender individuals. The proposed ordinance, if approved, would extend laws prohibiting discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations based on sexual orientation, sex, race and religion to include "gender identity or expression" as a protected class. ...more

November 5, 2009

Congress wrote the health bill and Mr. President believes it is a good one and was pushing hard to get it passed ASAP. However, there were a few that saw the flaws in that bill and asked for more time to absorb its contents. Amen! ...more

July 28, 2009

By Executive Order 10988 ,President John F. Kennedy granted federal employees the right to bargain collectively. ...more

August 13, 2008

We've seen the federal government at its worst over the past six months. Consider the controversies over contaminated tomatoes and meat, tainted toys, toxic trailers, counterfeit heparin, aircraft groundings, veterans' care, missing warheads and unrelenting contract fraud. For every NASA success on the surface of Mars, there seems to be a failure back on Earth. ...more

July 13, 2008

To the surprise of civil rights advocates, the Supreme Court on Tuesday strengthened workplace anti-discrimination laws, ruling that employees who say they were punished for complaining of bias can sue. ...more

May 28, 2008

The online discussions I host give me an opportunity to see the financial issues that trouble people the most. Often what I find are people racked with fear. ...more

December 16, 2007

The First Baptist Church of Plant City, in conjunction with South Florida Baptist Hospital Parish Nurse Services, will host a health fair from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 11. ...more

November 3, 2007

The celebration of Labor Day is muted this year for most workers. Union membership is down, pay is flat and pensions are rare. ...more

September 3, 2007