Watching two hours of Sen. Spector's recent "town hall" meeting in Lebanon, Pa., I realized that a new chapter in the protocol of political correctness has been written which only applies to elected officials holding "town hall" meetings on health care. ...more

August 21, 2009

Next time, Minnesota's Democratic Party says, it will closely check its Internet links before sending news releases. ...more

July 31, 2009

Two Seffner teenagers went on a crime spree with a hammer and spray paint, causing nearly $7,000 damage, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 14, 2009

A city proposal to replace walls that block four streets with hedges has been rejected by residents who want the roads reopened to traffic. ...more

November 12, 2008

Frank Armstrong was preparing to go for a jog this morning when he noticed his Lexus – with a McCain-Palin sticker on its bumper – had been vandalized with obscenities and a burned American flag. ...more

October 18, 2008

The U.S. Secret Service is looking into reports that a crowd member yelled,"Kill him!" while Gov. Sarah Palin was talking about Sen. Barack Obama during her Clearwater rally Monday. ...more

October 10, 2008

Cheech and Chong want to make one thing clear. This reunion of theirs? It's for the kids. ...more

September 25, 2008

Keegan Timothy Burkhart was screaming obscenities early this morning at his Lutz apartment, say deputies. When a deputy tried to get him to calm down, Burkhart dialed up 911. ...more

July 5, 2008

The sweet e-mail, featuring a wagging dog, read: "I read your May 20 article on 20 Reasons to Love Gordon Ramsay," wrote Suzy Machamer of Brooksville. "We have another reason. Our granddaughter is one of this season's last three finalists, the culinary student Christina." ...more

June 25, 2008

Dear Abby: My mother is very strict about the use of obscenities, so I don't use them at home. However, I have become close friends with "Mallory," and cuss words are part of her normal speech. ...more

June 8, 2008