Aug. 21 was a mess for the oil industry. That was the day an oil platform off the northern coast of Australia began leaking 300 to 400 barrels of oil a day into the Timor Sea. Reports are that the leak continues, fouling thousands of miles of ocean and threatening marine life. ...more

October 30, 2009

A feisty and confident T.K. Wetherell promised a vigorous appeal of an NCAA sanction requiring Florida State to vacate wins because of academic misconduct. ...more

March 18, 2009

Alex Rodriguez ducked follow-up questions about his drug use, refusing to address a report identifying the cousin the Yankees star claims injected him with a banned substance. ...more

February 20, 2009

One feels insulted for being called a liar. The other thinks he is being publically discredited. ...more

October 10, 2008

Even in tough budget times, there are lines that cannot be crossed. So I was startled by this tidbit reported recently by the Associated Press: When Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, the small town began billing sexual-assault victims for the cost of rape kits and forensic exams. ...more

September 30, 2008

Selecting judges is no easy task. The candidates are often unfamiliar to voters and judicial canons prevent them from addressing specific issues. The restriction is frustrating, though appropriate. Judges must execute the law without bias or agenda. The bench is no place for political grandstanding. ...more

August 4, 2008

President Raul Castro continued his rollout of changes in Cuba on Friday with the start of a plan to boost the island's sluggish food production by granting private farmers access to up to 99 acres of unused government land. ...more

July 19, 2008

A Drugged Nation Is Not Healthy - is one of the few pieces of responsible and honest writings on this issue. The masses have blinders on and are continually being lied to by the "experts" who, when you listen to them talk, one for one admit that they "don't know what it does," or "if it works," and "how it works" when prescribing these drugs to children and their parents. ...more

January 30, 2008

Donald Trump, who pays $1 million a year on a single Palm Beach County mansion, helped Gov. Charlie Crist raise money Thursday for a ballot question that could cap all property taxes while providing cuts for most homeowners. ...more

December 7, 2007

How About Other Parks? Regarding "Safety Trumps Segway At Disney Parks" (Our Opinion, Nov. 13): ...more

November 20, 2007