"Thanks for the memory," sang Bob Hope at the end of his shows. He spoke of good things, but memory can bless or curse. Ideally, we choose our recollections; but we must exert discipline to refuse them when they come unbidden and unwanted. ...more

October 23, 2009

Well done, Learning Gate Community School. Adults acting like adults. ...more

March 4, 2009

Well done, Learning Gate Community School. Adults acting like adults. ...more

March 4, 2009

Regarding "Landfill a Good Deal for Pasco," (Other Views, Dec. 26) Bill Newton is only telling part of the story about the landfill proposed for Pasco County. The issue is not the need for a hi-tech way to dispose of garbage. The reason many of us oppose it is that the developers want to put the landfill close to the Green Swamp, which supplies all the water for the Hillsborough County watershed. ...more

December 31, 2008

As a consistent and determined advocate on behalf of liberty and personal responsibility, This Space is second-to-none in its empathy with all who decry the recent spate of government bailouts for foundering industries. Those corporate captains who have come, hat-in-hand, fresh from private jets to lament precarious times - hoist them on their own platinum petards. ...more

December 3, 2008

TJX Cos., which operates the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls stores, said Tuesday that its second-quarter profits more than tripled from a year ago when the discount fashion retailer digested a charge for a widely publicized security breach. ...more

August 13, 2008

BRADENTON — A man grabbed a woman from inside a Peaches restaurant on Cortez Road this morning then took her outside to the parking lot before shooting her dead and later killing himself, authorities said. ...more

May 31, 2008

Mr. Jackson: I find your articles regarding Progress Energy's proposed and now defeated plan to route lines along Highway 54 to be a one-sided attack on the homeowners and residents living in this area. ...more

May 27, 2008

Hackers literally turned out the lights in multiple cities after breaking into electrical utilities and demanding extortion payments before disrupting the power, a senior CIA analyst told utility engineers at a trade conference. ...more

January 19, 2008

Call COPPS To Solve Neighborhood Woes Do you have a neighbor ignoring the fact their children use your yard as their own? Do your neighbor's children seek carte blanche trespass rights on your private property? Do your neighbor's children kick balls in your yard, climb the fence to retrieve it, shoot pellets at your no trespass signs. Do they authorize their children to drive the family riding lawnmower as a means of entertainment for joy riding on your residential street? Do your neighbor's children bring invited guests over, only to have you find them playing in your yard? ...more

December 11, 2007