A new poll shows Marco Rubio cutting substantially into Gov. Charlie Crist's lead in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. ...more

October 21, 2009

Drug Free Highlands and the Highlands County Sheriff's Office want parents of teens to talk with their children about underage drinking and they have come up with a way to initiate that conversation. ...more

January 29, 2009

Thorny Public Policy Regarding "Florida Governor Should Veto Florida Forever Suspension" (Our Opinion, Jan. 27): ...more

January 29, 2009

How many times last week did you hear something along the lines of, "It's only politics as usual in Chicago"? ...more

December 14, 2008

Still popular in Florida, former Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he's interested in the seat Sen. Mel Martinez is giving up, and the field of possible candidates could quickly narrow to make way for the president's younger brother. ...more

December 3, 2008

Bob Bondi, who served on the Hillsborough County Commission and school board for a dozen years in the 1960s and '70s, died today of a heart attack. ...more

November 26, 2008

As the owner of a home care service for senior citizens, Ken Wilson is acutely aware of the dangers older people face when they wander from home. ...more

October 25, 2008

Elisa Berson spent a week at the Kennedy Space Center this summer working alongside NASA engineers and talking to astronauts about lunar exploration, but that's where her interest in space travel ends. ...more

August 27, 2008

Democrat Max Linn said Friday he is suspending his campaign for Congress against 19-term House member C.W. Bill Young, R-Indian Shores. ...more

June 21, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Democrat Max Linn has announced he is suspending his campaign for Congress against 19-term House member C.W. Bill Young, R-Indian Shores. ...more

June 20, 2008