Do-Nothing Congress After reading former Sen. Bob Graham's article "How To End The Gridlock In Politics" (Commentary, Feb. 3), I would enjoy offering my viewpoints concerning Graham's bullets. ...more

February 9, 2008

The enormous crowd wasn't behind leader J.B. Holmes. But he wasn't alone. ...more

February 3, 2008

Local officials are concerned over the impact Curtis Fundamental School will have on traffic in the Dunedin neighborhood surrounding the school's soon-to-be campus on Milwaukee Avenue. Rather than just worrying, however, city staffers are taking steps to prevent gridlock from forming along the two-lane avenue at the beginning and end of each school day. ...more

February 2, 2008

Cabdrivers say they plan to boycott International Plaza tonight because they're tired of getting chased off Bay Street, a popular drop-off and pickup spot at the mall. ...more

December 24, 2007

The claims made in the "Legacy of Failure" article are similar to those of all the haters of President Bush and America. If they were true it would make you want to pack up and move to Eastern Wizzyhakastan or somewhere where things are obviously much better. Fortunately, the claims are not true. ...more

December 20, 2007

After being scrapped amid neighborhood opposition four years ago, a proposal is moving forward to extend the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway to the Gandy Bridge. ...more

December 18, 2007

I know you can't see me, but I'm doing my happy dance now. It's a neat little step and hop, with a couple of shakes and a slide. Good news always brings out my happy dance: the day I graduated from high school, the birth of my children, the day my children graduated from high school, to name a few. I do the dance especially well after a shower in front of a mirror still adequately steamed. Dignity requires some modesty. ...more

December 8, 2007

Keep your car, but use it less. It's an option known as "car-lite," which is green-speak for relying on a bicycle, public transit or your own feet most of the time, instead of cranking up your automobile. ...more

November 5, 2007

Just what Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer needs. After a 41-17 loss at Alabama, which dropped the Volunteers to 4-3 (2-2 in the SEC East), Fulmer gets a visit from his old nemesis, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier. ...more

October 27, 2007

The lines on a draft county plan that could define future road corridors show a network of dots and color coding even in the most remote southeast corner of Hillsborough County, igniting a debate that has been smoldering in recent years. ...more

October 11, 2007