So, Hillsborough County led the state in voter complaints. Was there ever a doubt that this election would be one more opportunity for Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson to add to his inglorious legacy? ...more

November 12, 2008

Eileen Hart, who made headlines a decade ago for calling out the overpumping of groundwater, displayed moral courage again this week by returning the Moral Courage Award she won 12 years ago from the Hillsborough County Commission. ...more

October 4, 2008

For starters, you need to know that Ralph Hughes and those of us in the scribbling racket got along about as well as Alberto Gonzales and the Constitution. ...more

July 1, 2008

The walls of "The Colbert Report" studio are plastered with letters and artwork of the show's fearless leader submitted by loyal fans. In one painted portrait, Stephen Colbert, astride a horse, is substituted for George Washington. ...more

June 9, 2008

As of Tuesday afternoon, John Edwards' campaign staff members were still heading to North Dakota and Georgia. A television ad campaign was about to hit the airwaves. That evening, Edwards was flying here to deliver what was billed as a major speech on poverty. ...more

January 31, 2008

After the startling results of the Iowa caucuses, Florida's Jan. 29 presidential primary looms as possibly the most decisive event of the primary season. ...more

January 5, 2008