WASHINGTON -- A New York Times story on a female lobbyist's ties eight years ago to John McCain has an important Tampa connection: She worked then and now for the firm of Hector Alcalde, a prominent Tampa-connected political figure. ...more

February 21, 2008

We Americans must sacrifice time and effort to do our homework in order to be knowledgeable voters. ...more

February 6, 2008

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday that a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency would be a step back to the past, turning her husband's image of a bridge to the future against her. The former first lady decried the tenor of his comments in an interview with The Associated Press. ...more

January 31, 2008

The way some Georgians see it, if they're going to get thrown through the windshield of a pickup, that's nobody's business but their own. ...more

January 29, 2008

Wayne Dofflemyer of Bayonet Point says ethanol is a false god on the road to energy development. ...more

January 15, 2008

Joan Atkins of Palm Harbor calls for a major change in the United States tax system. ...more

January 15, 2008

In regards to Doug Patton's recent column in which he equates Huckabee to Ronald Reagan, with all due respect to Mr. Patton and anyone else who has like-minded opinions, he doesn't know what he is talking about. ...more

January 9, 2008

Hernando County's teachers are slowly moving up on the pay scale, with beginning teachers set to make $6,000 more than they would have in the 2003-04 school year. ...more

January 3, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) - It was a Wednesday night ritual for Barack Obama: After a day of debating taxes, the death penalty or some other divisive issue, he'd head to a meeting of "The Committee." Lawmakers and lobbyists, Democrats and Republicans alike, would put their politics on hold and gather for ... their weekly poker game. ...more

December 29, 2007

At a key moment during a labor-sponsored debate in August, John Edwards laid down a marker against Hillary Rodham Clinton. ...more

December 15, 2007