For the second time in a year, county commissioners tabled plans to build a new $18.6 million judicial center, opting to wait until the economy improves. ...more

October 28, 2009

Keep Workers On Job Like others, I am completely appalled about the layoffs of so many hardworking Americans recently. I am talking about principles, not racisms. Companies such as Bank of America, Citibank, Dell and Hewlett-Packard have been consistently outsourcing thousands of jobs overseas. Imagine all the possibilities for us Americans if these companies and others would keep the jobs in the U.S. ...more

January 31, 2009

Sharon Meyer wants to know what happened to her daughter. The teenager was supposed to get better during her year at Tampa Bay Academy's mental health center. Instead, a child who was disruptive grew more violent and repeatedly escaped from what was supposed to be constant supervision. ...more

December 20, 2008

Our 2-century diplomatic presence amid the gardens of Grosvenor Square in London, England, is to end. ...more

October 7, 2008

A steady flow of customers dropped by Washington Mutual's branch at Columbus Avenue and Dale Mabry Highway today, seeking assurances about their deposits after learning one of the nation's largest and oldest banks was being acquired by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ...more

September 26, 2008

It is truly disgusting how the political campaigns for the one of the most prestigious offices on this planet have digressed into outrageous smear campaigns. Those of us who were formally trained in professional sales were always taught to sell the features and benefits of our own products without ever mentioning the competition. Do theses candidates have so little to propose that their best election pitch is make us believe they are the lesser of two evils, or do these people have so little faith in the intelligence of the average American that they feel this is the only way to communicate? ...more

September 24, 2008

After losing to Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in the Olympic men's tennis singles semifinals Friday, Tampa's James Blake essentially accused Gonzalez of cheating on his way to winning 4-6, 7-5, 11-9. ...more

August 16, 2008

Tampa's James Blake could shrug off the three match points he failed to convert, and even the misfire on an easy forehand that would have given him a berth in the Olympic final. What stuck in his craw was the notion his opponent didn't play fair. ...more

August 15, 2008

A loophole in elections law allows State Rep. Kevin Ambler to campaign against a friend whose name won't even appear on the ballot. ...more

August 1, 2008

It looks like PACK will get by with a little help from its friends. ...more

May 21, 2008