A sex offender is responsible for taking away some of the joy of the Postal Service's Operation Santa program: Volunteers who answer children's letters to Santa can no longer deliver gifts in person — or even know where they're going. ...more

December 20, 2008

Puppies, kittens, dogs and cats are available for adoption until 2 p.m. today in downtown Tampa's Lykes Gaslight Square Park. ...more

October 17, 2008

Pasco voters head to the polls Tuesday, where they will find several races on the ballot, including a nonpartisan school board seat open to all voters and political party primaries for sheriff and county commission. ...more

August 24, 2008

With Indiana holding its presidential primary today, it will be interesting to see how many people are denied the right to vote because they lack proper identification. ...more

May 6, 2008

You need photo identification to board an airplane, write a check, purchase age-restricted products and gain access to certain buildings. So what's wrong with requiring photo IDs of citizens who show up to vote? ...more

February 20, 2008

Thousands of people in Highlands County, apparently in record numbers, took advantage of early voting and cast their ballots. That's good because it reduces the number of people who show up on election day, which reduces congestion at the precincts. The Presidential Preference Primary Election is Tuesday. Democrats and Republicans are choosing their party's nominee. All citizens can vote for or against a constitutional amendment for a property tax cut. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. ...more

January 27, 2008

Following claims by the wife of a University of South Florida football star that she did her husband's online coursework, the university is asking faculty leaders to study how to better protect the academic integrity of such courses. ...more

January 11, 2008

A woman donned a blond wig and sunglasses in an attempt to cash a check with another person's driver's license, a report shows. ...more

January 3, 2008

The answer to a cynic's question "Do elections matter?" may be partially found in the way judges have handled an Indiana voter photo ID law that requires people to prove their identity before they can vote. The Supreme Court will begin 2008 by hearing arguments in one of the most volatile political cases to come before it since Bush vs. Gore in the 2000 presidential election. ...more

January 2, 2008

The dispute over Indiana's voter identification law that is headed to the Supreme Court next week is as much a partisan political drama as a legal tussle. ...more

December 31, 2007