Readers at TBO.com responded strongly to news that the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans put up a 30-by-60-foot Confederate flag at the Interstate 75 bridge over U.S. 92. The flag was raised Oct. 12 and is larger than the one raised there last summer, sparking controversy and national attention. The flag is the centerpiece of a 1.9-acre memorial park. To see a picture of the flag, read related stories or add your views, go to Brandon.tbo.com, keyword "Confederate Flag." Below are some reader views. ...more

October 22, 2008

Amid economic turmoil and a fast-approaching date with Election Day, some 500 members representing organized labor in Florida will fan out through Lakeland on Saturday. Their goal: Flip a traditional Republican hotbed on the pivotal Interstate 4 corridor by invading neighborhoods with odes of praise to the most pro-union major party presidential candidate in 40 years. ...more

October 17, 2008

Apologize to the Florida Gators now and you can avoid the rush. Struggling? Vulnerable? Uninspired? Those were only some of the things being suggested recently about a team with high hopes but heretofore little foundation to build them on. That was until Saturday night. ...more

October 12, 2008

Pinellas deputies' search for a woman they say repeatedly fired a gun into a family's house because of a business dispute is getting national attention. ...more

September 19, 2008

WEST PALM BEACH - Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley isn't expected to face charges after a lengthy investigation into his lurid messages to underage congressional pages, two federal law enforcement officials told The Associated Press today. ...more

September 18, 2008

Pinellas deputies' search for a woman they say repeatedly fired a gun into a family's house because of a business dispute is getting national attention. ...more

September 18, 2008

If you'd told Pfc. Leonard Noreen a month ago he would be getting national attention for the World War II military canteen cup he lost more than 60 years ago, he wouldn't have believed you. ...more

August 25, 2008

When Tyler Placeres walks through the front door to the Jim Walter Interbay Boys & Girls Club, the little yellow sign on the brick wall grabs his attention every time. ...more

July 30, 2008

Who needs rainbows? Create your own kitchen magic with that old standby, the crockpot. ...more

July 22, 2008

CLEARWATER – Jean Merola, the 76-year-old woman who drew national attention after she was accused of unnecessarily blocking a McDonald's restaurant, has been found not guilty. ...more

July 10, 2008