President Barack Obama took questions from the White House press corps on Tuesday in a prime-time, East Room session that represented the most formal and time-honored of president-and-reporter interactions. On Thursday, he is taking to that same room for another public grilling — this time by regular folks armed with questions submitted via the Internet and in person, as part of a political strategy to engage Americans directly. ...more

March 26, 2009

When Tracy Bender bets on the Super Bowl, it's not about putting money on a favorite team. ...more

January 23, 2009

Some Brandon residents would like one of the area's newest public schools to be named in honor of one of its oldest residents. ...more

September 17, 2008

Donald Miller still loves God and Jesus. Don't misunderstand him. His problem is with Christianity, at least how it's often practiced. ...more

January 20, 2008

Anti-abortion activists in several states are promoting constitutional amendments that would define life as beginning at conception, which could effectively outlaw all abortions and some birth-control methods. ...more

November 24, 2007

Diana Mattox didn't expect people from Tampa and St. Petersburg to attend the first San Antonio Paws in the Park event three years ago. ...more

September 28, 2007