You've seen the commercials on TV, the ones with Sarah McLachlan singing while desperate images of cats and dogs flash across the screen. Perhaps you've said to yourself, "I can't go to those places." ...more

December 30, 2009

Senior softball players come to family's aid A few days ago the players in various senior softball leagues were told about a mother with two small children who had recently moved to our community and were in severe economic peril. ...more

December 17, 2009

I got the below quote from my brother, Dan, in Miramar, who has about as much respect for Obama's health care plan as most everyone does except for those of this administration who are mostly pushing for its very liberal approval. The following conservative thoughts from an unidentified health care professional pretty well sum up my feelings. And with now passing the age of being eligible for their revised Medicare Plan, this really hits home: ...more

December 16, 2009

With swine flu still running rampant across the country, students and adults who used to drag themselves to school or work while sick are suddenly being told they need to stay home. That push to prevent others from being infected, though, can have unintended consequences as a Hawaiian woman found out Monday at Tampa International Airport. ...more

November 10, 2009

ABC's Bob Woodruff has returned to Iraq for the first time since he was nearly killed there more than three years ago. ...more

July 13, 2009

I just read John Reiniers column titled, "Private sector can't afford public sector employees." ...more

July 8, 2009

Thank you for your objective coverage of the ever-changing news about travel to my homeland, Cuba. Your interviewing people who have differing opinions has been refreshing. Surely those who have been following these events have noticed two main observations: ...more

April 24, 2009

Suzan Franks of Hernando says the Florida Public Service Commission should rejected Progress Energy Florida's latest rate increase request. ...more

March 25, 2009

With St. Patrick's Day on the horizon and a tough economy looming, many restaurants in the Sun City Center area could use lucky charms. ...more

March 11, 2009

Too many of Florida's children are homeless or at risk of becoming so, state officials and national advocates said today – and the state's highest populations of homeless youth are in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. ...more

March 10, 2009