Palestinian militants sent a deadly barrage of missiles flying deep into Israel on Monday, demonstrating that Hamas still had firepower three days into Israel's punishing air offensive in Gaza. ...more

December 29, 2008

The election of an ambitious new president in hard times is evoking comparisons with President Franklin Roosevelt, and the 75th anniversary of FDR's New Deal is sparking renewed interest in how Americans survived the Great Depression. ...more

December 14, 2008

WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain, trailing in polls and searching for a way to gain ground, assailed Democratic rival Barack Obama on Friday in a sharply worded TV ad that said: "When convenient, he worked with terrorist Bill Ayers. When discovered, he lied." ...more

October 10, 2008

A Toronto man was found guilty Thursday of taking part in the activities of a terrorist group whose bold, if ill-formed, plans included the goal of decapitating Prime Minister Stephen Harper. ...more

September 26, 2008

A. Viston of Port Richey says Suncoast News op-ed page columnist James Hibbs is the fool, not people who support Gov. Sarah Palin. ...more

September 17, 2008

I have not commented on the building of the the new proposed sheriff building. I grew up in Sebring and in 1974 began my career with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. I learned through three sheriffs that a department works together. Now, employees must answer the phone and answer "sheriff's office" or "office of sheriff." It's just semantics to most, but it's still a loss. The public must realize that these are honorable servants (mostly.) They deserve not to be disposed of, or shoved or shuttled around. When they selected this employment or career, with conditions of danger, terrible hours, weather, pay, etc., I learned that you don't survive, you endure semantics. True, your perception is still altered. Driving by the vacated Winn- Dixie store on Kenilworth and Lakeview, I thought that it was a large building on a vast lot, located in Sebring, close to the courthouse, jail and government buildings. If the new sheriff's office is built, what effect or loss to the economy is there to the city of Sebring? ...more

August 22, 2008

It's been a breezy and dry start to the day for much of Sarasota County this morning. ...more

August 19, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay is expected to skirt Tampa as it rolls through the center of the state this afternoon, but officials warn that it will bring lots of wind and rain, and residents should remain alert. ...more

August 18, 2008

It looks like Hillsborough County's public art program might be on the chopping block. ...more

July 30, 2008

It looks like Hillsborough County's public art program might be on the chopping block. ...more

July 30, 2008