Regarding 'Spending The Future' (front page, Oct. 12): Surprisingly, current and past county commission members have nearly spent all the projected tax revenue. These commissioners, like homeowners who irresponsibly borrowed (I mean gambled) on future home values, have put Hillsborough County taxpayers in jeopardy. ...more

October 14, 2007

Driving to Burns Middle School in the middle of the day Friday to put calamine lotion on his 11-year-old daughter's elbow rash didn't make sense to Lee Phelps. ...more

October 2, 2007

It's tough to figure out where the economy is headed, and some folks think today's biggest risk is inflation, not recession. Still, in trimming the federal funds rate recently, the Federal Reserve noted 'the tightening of credit conditions' could 'restrain economic growth.' ...more

September 30, 2007

Further examination today might reveal that the strained left groin that forced Carl Crawford out of Sunday's game shortly before it ended isn't cause for any significant concern. ...more

September 17, 2007

The most common type of gorilla is 'critically endangered,' one step away from global extinction, according to the 2007 Red List of Threatened Species released this week by the World Conservation Union. ...more

September 14, 2007