In 1559, a hurricane sent up to seven Spanish sailing vessels to the bottom of Pensacola Bay, hampering Don Tristan de Luna's attempt to colonize this section of the Florida Panhandle. ...more

October 14, 2007

WASHINGTON - Two Florida Democratic members of Congress this morning launched a federal lawsuit against their national party over its threatened refusal to count the state's delegates because of Florida's too-early Jan. 29 primary. ...more

October 4, 2007

Pasco County's optical-scanning voting equipment has arrived. ...more

October 3, 2007

Some of the best-known national leaders in the religious right movement have converged on a Brandon church this weekend for a conference to discuss gay rights issues, Islam, abortion, and other issues from what they call the 'culture wars.' ...more

September 22, 2007

I had the pleasure last Saturday of attending the God & Country banquet hosted annually in Orlando by the Christian Coalition of Florida with several hundred fellow faith-based activists. ...more

September 15, 2007