Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina's Fort Bragg today as thousands greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering that tested military rules involving politicians. ...more

November 23, 2009

Common Cause is shutting its Florida operations at the end of the month. ...more

March 23, 2009

AIG, better known as American International Group, is an insurance company that lost $61.7 billion dollars in the fourth quarter of 2008 — a new record — then got $170 billion dollars of taxpayer money to save it from going bankrupt. ...more

March 20, 2009

Former President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that he won't criticize Barack Obama because the new U.S. president "deserves my silence," and said he plans to write a book about the 12 toughest decisions he made in office. ...more

March 17, 2009

Conservative evangelical leader James Dobson has resigned as chairman of Focus on the Family but will continue to play a prominent role at the organization he founded more than three decades ago. ...more

February 27, 2009

After months of discussion, Hillsborough County commissioners on Thursday are scheduled to decide whether to allow more intense commercial development at the northern end of Dale Mabry Highway. ...more

November 12, 2008

After months of discussion, Hillsborough County commissioners on Thursday are scheduled to decide whether to allow more intense commercial development at the northern end of Dale Mabry Highway. ...more

November 12, 2008

Talk about being penny-wise and pound-stupid. Sheesh, this had to be a bit like firing the janitor for leaving the lights on at the Treasury Department right after Secretary Henry Paulson cooked up the $700 billion financial market bailout plan. ...more

October 14, 2008

The Sebring Chamber of Commerce has reminded us to shop locally. What a great concept! With all of the growth of the "Big Boys" on the highway, we seem to have forgotten that basic idea. ...more

August 14, 2008

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae get the promise of government subsidy and protection to avoid the terrible pain of bankruptcy. Bear Stearns gets a government guaranteed bailout. ...more

July 20, 2008