On Sept. 7, these comments were made by Frank Parker: "You shall know a tree by its fruit." The problem is no fruit is hitting the ground, which is to say, us, the working class people. ...more

October 16, 2008

Two Tampa men pretended to be law enforcement agents in recent days, police and deputies say. ...more

October 6, 2008

Residents of this hurricane-wrecked island city launched an ill-advised attempt to return to their crippled hometown Wednesday, but instead fumed in hours of gridlocked traffic only to be turned away at the bridge. ...more

September 18, 2008

In response to Millie Grime's letter (Highlands Today Sept. 11) regarding the contributions to Mr. Grimming's campaign, I wish to share information regarding those contributions. First of all, if you check the records, Mr. Grimming has not received any contributions from Michigan. He has received contributions from Illinois. This is due to family support and the respect he earned from colleagues during his years with the Illinois State Police. During his tenure he rose through the ranks from a patrolman to become deputy director. ...more

September 14, 2008

Richard J. Bruno of Hudson says thank goodnees, he was only dreaming. ...more

July 12, 2008

Frances Earl has been given the privilege and honor by Hernando Today to appear on the editorial page, and I would expect Ms. Earl to be more informative when writing her columns. ...more

May 28, 2008

Regarding "Company Pulls Plug On Jihadist Web Site" (Metro, Feb. 20): According to a tiny article in the Metro section, a Web site considered to be "al-Qaida supporters' oldest and most stable Web sites" was dismantled on Tuesday. This site was hosted by a Tampa firm and running unabated for an unknown amount of time. ...more

February 22, 2008

PLANT CITY - If you are heading east on Interstate 4 and are dodging fewer trucks merging into traffic near Thonotosassa Road, thank Homeland Security. The weigh station just west of the interchange is closed for a few weeks so contractors can install bullet-resistant glass, a post-Sept. 11 measure mandated for older weigh stations across the state. ...more

February 12, 2008

The Barrio Latino Commission, the citizens' panel charged with protecting the architectural integrity of Ybor City, is mistaken to oppose a proposal by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to close a street adjacent to the sheriff's headquarters. ...more

February 6, 2008

The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America. ...more

January 30, 2008