That abrupt, cool breeze that gently caressed Pasco County recently, wafting west to east and improbably back again, is the relief in some politically charged quarters that official Republican Party business will no longer reside on Bill Bunting's daily to-do list. ...more

December 21, 2008

If there was any doubt that Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas was worthy of being the nation's top-ranked team, it proved it in just two plays Friday night in the Class 5A state championship football game at the Citrus Bowl. ...more

December 19, 2008

Mayor Richard Rober said Tuesday morning he didn't "sleep a wink" in the wake of a marathon meeting Monday night during which City Manager Richard Reade was fired. ...more

December 17, 2008

Former Tarpon Springs City Manager Ellen Posivach could be named interim city manager of Port Richey. The Port Richey City Council voted 3 - 2 Monday night to let City Manager Richard Reade go once his one-year contract expires, on Dec. 26. ...more

December 16, 2008

Mayor Richard Rober said Tuesday morning he didn't "sleep a wink" in the wake of a marathon special meeting Monday night during which City Manager Richard Reade was fired. ...more

December 16, 2008

East Lake wasted no time in racking up its fifth win Monday night. The Eagles easily defeated Osceola 83-28 and improved their record to 5-1 on the season. ...more

December 16, 2008

Federal prosecutions in the Middle District of Florida are forecast to be 15 percent higher than last year, according to a research organization that tracks government statistics. ...more

November 29, 2008

Barack Obama's remarkable election has inflicted a stunning defeat on Republicans and conservatives, apparently reversing the pro-market Reagan revolution that began in the early 1980s. Conservatives are now beginning what will be a long period of soul-searching to understand what went wrong and how they can rebuild. ...more

November 22, 2008

A British pilot who was suddenly blinded by a stroke during a solo flight was talked safely down by a military pilot, the Royal Air Force said Friday. ...more

November 8, 2008

Settle down, supporters of President-elect Barack Obama. The headline above is not a prediction of what the Obama administration, backed by a solidly Democratic Congress, will accomplish. We've learned from decades of political observing not to place much value in the campaign promises of presidential candidates. They haven't help much when trying to predict what they will do once in the Oval Office. ...more

November 8, 2008