It's understandable that many people are upset with the acquittals in the boot-camp death of Martin Lee Anderson. But it's dismaying to see the tragedy used to enflame racial tensions, especially since this case had already been complicated - and possibly undermined - by political grandstanding. ...more

October 16, 2007

Oct. 20 marks the beginning of a new era in Pasco County because a needed civil rights organization, the Pasco County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is having its official coming-out party. ...more

October 14, 2007

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - The big cases don't go away quietly. ...more

October 13, 2007

The parents of a teenager killed at a juvenile boot camp in the Panhandle don't expect to see a fair trial, their attorney said Monday. ...more

October 3, 2007

The parents of a teenager killed at a juvenile boot camp in the Panhandle don't expect to see a fair trial, their lawyer said Monday. ...more

October 2, 2007

A voter seeking to cast a ballot is first told to produce a photo identification. Is that intimidation or a prudent safeguard against election fraud? ...more

September 26, 2007

Thousands of legitimate voters were prevented from registering to cast ballots in Florida because of a state law that should be thrown out, the NAACP and other groups said in a federal lawsuit filed Monday. ...more

September 18, 2007