The moon was a dusky orange crescent low in the eastern sky as Larry Cosner drove past the guard house at Saddlebrook Resort shortly after 5 a.m. on a Saturday. ...more

March 29, 2009

Do we want the United States to be like Europe? The European model has worked in many ways. I am delighted whenever I get a chance to go to Stockholm or Amsterdam, not to mention Rome or Paris. There's a lot to like - a lot to love - about day-to-day life in Europe. But I argue that the answer to this question is "no." Not for economic reasons. I want to focus on another problem with the European model: namely, that it drains too much of the life from life. ...more

March 28, 2009

Lawrence Summers, President Barack Obama's closest economic adviser, broke a long public silence Friday, asserting that today's economic problems stem from an unsustainable financial model and defending heavy deficit spending as a necessary evil to restore the economy. ...more

March 14, 2009

The Bowden Bowl? It's history. And that's just fine with Florida State coach Bobby Bowden. ...more

November 6, 2008

With the House poised to vote as early as tonight on a modified plan to spend nearly $700 billion to clean up the mortgage mess, Rep. Kathy Castor's office is receiving dozens of calls from concerned constituents. ...more

October 2, 2008

TAMPA For all of University of South Florida coach Jim Leavitt's quirks, no one can question his commitment and loyalty to USF and his players. And because of that, Leavitt's players will run through a brick wall for him. ...more

August 15, 2008

Fans of the movie "Contact" who endorse its battle-line philosophical premise will reject out of hand the conclusion drawn by This Space regarding the breathlessly awaited Progress Energy disclosure of proposed routes for new high tension power lines. ...more

May 22, 2008

Her trademark blond mane has been replaced by a silver-streaked pompadour. But Deborah Harry, 62, still reigns as a new wave icon supreme. ...more

November 19, 2007

TAMPA - Her trademark blond mane has been replaced by a silver-streaked pompadour. But Deborah Harry, 62, still reigns as a new wave icon supreme. ...more

November 18, 2007

"Blondie Is A Group!" Deborah Harry is a solo artist. Lapel badges sporting the first statement were distributed by Blondie's record label in the late '70s, an attempt to counter the misperception that Blondie was Harry's pseudonym. ...more

November 15, 2007