After the brutal attack and a dramatic rescue in a Hillsborough County jail last week, a lot of people are questioning the wisdom of putting a lone deputy in a jail pod with dozens of inmates. ...more

November 11, 2009

As we see and hear our national representatives argue back and forth about their responsibilities to approve or disapprove judicial questions, we long for some sanity. ...more

July 19, 2009

Whatever emerges from tonight's athletic epic, no one will be called on the carpet to apologize for running it up, pouring it on or otherwise disrespecting the other team. This will stand as a refreshing change, given the rampant hand-wringing that has attended another sporting cause celèbre, the 100-0 waxing recently administered by one Dallas high school girls basketball team to another. ...more

February 1, 2009

NCAA President Myles Brand has made it a priority throughout his nearly six-year tenure: Schools have to help student-athletes in the classroom. ...more

February 1, 2009

Utilities worker Jason Booker on Monday was suspended without pay for five days for repeated absenteeism and his inability to substantiate a doctor's note, Human Resources Director Cheryl Marsden said. ...more

January 6, 2009

Utilities worker Jason Booker on Monday was suspended without pay for five days for repeated absenteeism. ...more

January 5, 2009

County Administrator David Hamilton said Wednesday the investigation into a utility department worker's job absences has nothing to do with racial harassment. ...more

December 11, 2008

When I was young and in school, I realized every grade will have its bully. I made it through school and never really had to face off with that bully. Why? Who knows, maybe I was lucky. Now that I am a parent and have witnessed the newest bully to enter the picture, I wonder how we will face off with this monster. ...more

November 15, 2008

Working as part of a Tampa-based investigation, the Coast Guard this weekend seized a semi-submarine with 7 tons of cocaine aboard about 350 miles west of Guatemala in the eastern Pacific Ocean, officials said. ...more

September 15, 2008

The European Union agreed Monday on the need to sharpen sanctions on Iran, possibly targeting the oil and gas sectors in what would mark Europe's strongest punishments yet to discourage Tehran's nuclear ambitions. ...more

June 17, 2008