Military officials and local dignitaries dedicated the new Lt. Cmdr. Otis Vincent Tolbert Joint Intelligence Operations Center at MacDill Air Force Base this week. ...more

August 29, 2009

The Obama administration is promoting health care reform under the premise that reform will reduce health care costs and hasten our economic recovery. Yet, according to news reports, there is nothing in the health care bill concerning the reduction of costs. If the administration is serious about reducing costs, the bill should address that issue. ...more

July 17, 2009

You've got to love Charlie Crist. With so much negative energy pressing on this economy, the governor's "I believe in Florida" message stands as an inspiration and a lesson in functional economics. ...more

March 11, 2009

You've got to love Charlie Crist. With so much negative energy pressing on this economy, the governor's "I believe in Florida" message stands as an inspiration and a lesson in functional economics. ...more

March 11, 2009

A generally accepted premise is expecting different results from the same behavior is completely irrational. During the Reagan administration, David Stockman, Reagan's budget director, persuaded the Republicans to embrace the concepts of supply side economics and the theory that if the top earners earn more it will "trickle down" to the rest of the economy. To achieve this result, major tax cuts for those in the highest tax brackets were implemented, with the result that the national debt was doubled during the Reagan years. ...more

February 14, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Drinking away your troubles? Possibly. But chances are you're doing less of it, and you're imbibing at home. ...more

February 1, 2009

It couldn't have had a more cliched premise: A washed-up athlete struggles against the odds for one last shot at greatness. ...more

January 22, 2009

A lot of people make resolutions this time of year, and our county, cities, towns and schools should be no exception. Of course, most people break resolutions, and by the time you read this, several are already tossed, but it's critical that our governmental entities stick to theirs. ...more

January 2, 2009

Ever marvel at that soft-spoken guy, a tad nerdy, who always seems to be surrounded by adoring women? ...more

December 29, 2008

Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important. ...more

November 21, 2008