It wasn't so long ago that politicians had the luxury of bickering about how to spend a record budget surplus, Barack Obama was a state senator trying unsuccessfully to get a foot in the door of the U.S. Capitol and George W. Bush went to sleep with visions of a dominant Republican majority dancing in his head. ...more

December 31, 2009

Every year we are witness to celebrity scandals, but 2009 has been a banner year for cheaters. ...more

December 29, 2009

•Golf legend Tiger Woods' squeaky clean image was tarnished after being linked to 11 mistresses, including two porn stars. On his Web site, he says he is taking a break to focus "on being a better husband, father, and person." ...more

December 27, 2009

South Carolina lawmakers have said Gov. Mark Sanford may be a lying sack of toe jam, but that doesn't disqualify him from holding the state's highest office. ...more

December 23, 2009

The United States has the best health care in the world, but because of its inefficiencies, also the most expensive. The fundamental problem with the 2,074-page Senate health care bill (as with its 2,014-page House counterpart) is that it wildly compounds the complexity by adding hundreds of new provisions, regulations, mandates, committees and other arbitrary bureaucratic inventions. ...more

November 29, 2009

A man who once claimed he fathered the child of John Edwards' mistress now says in a book proposal that the former presidential candidate is the baby's father. ...more

September 19, 2009

Itching to hear more Pasco Pirates football? Tune in to The Coach's Show on WDCH 1350-AM on Wednesdays from 7-8 p.m. ...more

September 9, 2009

While working on the footers for a Habitat for Humanity home, Avon Park High School junior John Edwards finds he has a problem with wood splitting. ...more

March 4, 2009

John Joseph Edwards is using a 2007 appeals court decision as the basis for a lawsuit that claims the Department of Children and Families violated his civil rights. ...more

November 26, 2008

The last debate! Couldn't help feeling nostalgic Wednesday night. It was a little like the last bonfire at summer camp. ...more

October 17, 2008