Tampa Bay's seagrass destruction by boaters is inexcusable and irresponsible. There are two thoughts about stopping this destruction. The majority side says do nothing and leave the responsibility for changing boater behavior to law enforcement. The other side says take action with a management plan that's positive and meaningful. Cost associated with enforcement in today's financial climate is a "pie in the sky attitude," not reality. To those guides and sport fishermen who support enforcement over management, policies stopping outboard destruction of seagrasses amounts to saying, "We care little about the bay's underwater habitat, the nurseries for juvenile fish." ...more

February 4, 2009

I can think of 40 million reasons why Barack Obama could win. Here's the first one: Jimmy Carter. It was a little more than 30 years ago since this country elected a liberal Democrat to the highest office in the land. And the country soon entered a period of economic malaise and weakness. ...more

November 1, 2008

Tom Rooney, 37, is almost stereotypically Irish. He's tall, red-haired, flush-faced, freckled, and built like a lumberjack. Actually, he's a former tight end, an Army veteran and an attorney. ...more

October 12, 2008

State task force targeting financial fraud against elderly meets in Tampa. ...more

October 6, 2008

"Now we were faced with a nightmare that would draw a line in the sand for us. Would I allow anger, hurt and bitterness to guide my heart away from God? Calling the church, asking for prayer as soon as he found out about the tumor, had revealed Dirk would not allow this to come between God and him. His heart was broken and he was asking for God's help. ...more

September 20, 2008

The field of possible buyers for Lehman Brothers narrowed Saturday, but the parties involved in the discussions over the wounded investment bank's future were at loggerheads over how to finance the rescue. ...more

September 14, 2008

A new generation of building codes, enhanced and tweaked from the destructive experience of recent storms, is one thing disaster planners and building officials are counting on to prevent that from happening. ...more

May 23, 2008

Wants Progress Energy to stick to existing corridors. ...more

May 6, 2008

There is a fine line between crime prevention and a flagrant disregard for rules, laws and basic human rights. I am saddened yet happy that our communities are choosing to draw a line in the sand and take action against our law-breaking youths. ...more

February 10, 2008

Let out your inner Scrooge: A local mother draws a line in the sand over presents. DETAILS, BayLife, Page 1 ...more

December 13, 2007