Fans looking to sleep off the pain of the Phillies' series-turning Game 4 loss awoke Monday to an advertisement on the back page of the Philadelphia Inquirer that many of them termed, well, offensive. That's because the large ad for Macy's lauded the Phillies for winning their second straight title. ...more

November 2, 2009

The speed with which the president wants to get this "stimulus" bill enacted into law makes me suspicious of what is really in it. I understand the bill consists of 500 pages. I don't think the House or Senate members have had time to read it thoroughly and know its contents fully. ...more

February 12, 2009

An Orange County public relations firm hired to promote a Jan. 24 food festival at Arbor Greene has issued an apology to the New Tampa Community Council for inadvertently using the name Taste of New Tampa. ...more

February 4, 2009

A mellow four-day camping trip goes almost perfectly — except for a wrong turn that has kayakers "a little confused." ...more

January 31, 2009

The Florida Elections Commission has fined City Commissioner Steve Van Gorden $3,000 for campaign law violations in his 2008 municipal race. ...more

January 24, 2009

Accused of campaign finance violation, a candidate for judge said Thursday that she had made an honest mistake and fixed the problem after being contacted by a reporter. ...more

August 8, 2008

Good Guy Gets Away Regarding "Official Demoted For Accepting Gift" (Metro, Jan. 17): ...more

January 24, 2008