The Girl Scouts of West Central Florida wrapped up their cookie program March 29. Proceeds support nearly 30,000 local Girl Scouts, helping to build girls of courage, confidence and character. ...more

April 8, 2009

A "substantial" number of the roughly 100,000 U.S. combat troops to be pulled out of Iraq by Aug. 31, 2010, will remain in the war zone through at least the end of this year to ensure national elections there go smoothly, senior Obama administration officials say. ...more

February 27, 2009

Friday marks the official start of Girl Scout cookie sales, which means a work colleague or young sprite wearing green soon will be enticing you with an order form pushing Thin Mints, Do-Si-Dos, Samoas, Tagalongs and other favorites. ...more

January 7, 2009

Mexican officials are trying to persuade Americans to visit Ciudad Juarez, touting the city in a new billboard campaign as a "land of encounters." But on the U.S. side of the border, that sounds like a cruel joke. ...more

October 16, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

August 27, 2008

Soldiers Aborted ...more

May 22, 2008

Filling A Security Void Regarding 'Blackwater Doing More Harm Than Good' (Other Views, Oct. 15): ...more

October 22, 2007

Joan Atkins of Palm Harbor says Democrats have betrayed their national defense legacy. ...more

October 10, 2007