While everyone is enjoying the three-day Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start to the summer travel and leisure season, we hope they will take a moment to reflect on the real purpose of the holiday formerly known as Decoration Day: Honoring the men and women who have lost their lives while members of the nation's military. ...more

May 23, 2009

3,000 patients at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Miami may have been subjected to unsanitary equipment. ...more

March 23, 2009

The Classic Creations barber shop sits empty, surrounded by drunks and shuttered storefronts just two blocks from the manicured lawns of Grosse Pointe Park. The contrast isn't lost on LaVar Anthony, a young barber who speaks in riddles of race, class and politics. ...more

September 28, 2008

Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Illinois Sen. Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks - many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles. ...more

September 23, 2008

Our county commissioners have done a good job of listening to voters' responses on the proposed budget for next year, and voters have done a good job of expressing their misgivings. ...more

September 15, 2008

Dane Jenkins could have been content as the two-time defending champion of the title "Toughest Cop in Florida." ...more

August 23, 2008

Despite misgivings, members of the state Cabinet voted 2-1 to pay $224 million to financier Warren Buffett in exchange for his pledge to buy up to $4 billion worth of state bonds in the event of massive property damage this hurricane season. ...more

July 30, 2008

Wall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish Thursday after some uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nation's services sector and a tame reading on employment. But stocks still had their third dismal week in a row, with the major indexes again posting losses as worries about rising oil prices and the fallout from the credit crisis dogged the market. ...more

July 4, 2008

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan defended his bombshell book about the Bush administration on Thursday, saying he didn't speak up against the overselling of war in Iraq at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt. ...more

May 30, 2008

The City Commission had more concerns than enthusiasm Thursday night for the details surrounding a Florida Communities Trust grant the city could use to buy coastal land north of downtown. Despite those misgivings, commissioners approved the contract the city would have to sign before it could receive the money from the FCT. ...more

February 8, 2008