The other shoe has dropped. Trying to figure out what the county's new organization, or "leadership team," has in store for the local taxpayer, I've spotted a rather unnerving twist: County Administrator David Hamilton is grabbing as much power as possible to his own office. ...more

February 21, 2009

TAMPA - Ahmed Bedier no longer is executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Tampa chapter. ...more

May 19, 2008

The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center today ranks among the country's most prestigious, and Warren K. Sumners helped raise the curtain on its success. ...more

November 30, 2007

A new organization whose mission is to help the homeless is looking for a permanent home, and it's a step closer to its goal now that it has bylaws and articles of incorporation. This achievement came with help from Brandon lawyer Thomas Gill and accountant Vince Ferraro, also of Brandon. ...more

October 22, 2007

Dr. Esam Omeish resigned as a member of the Virginia Commission on Immigration after his anti-Israel remarks in support of 'the jihad way' were posted on YouTube. He told a news conference that jihad has nothing to do with violence, but instead is about inner struggles leading to spiritual triumph. We've heard this before. Such explanations are presented after a terrorist act or a radical is exposed. Radicals also have been known to lie, especially to 'infidels.' ...more

October 2, 2007