A financial aid forum and college fair will be held Tuesday at Strawberry Crest High School., 4691 Gallagher Road, just off Interstate 4. ...more

November 8, 2009

Tuesday afternoon I listened as an eager, young Republican congressman assured me that government-run health care was bad for me because it would take away my freedom and prove costly. What he didn't say was that he already enjoyed government-run health insurance and didn't have to pay a cent for it. ...more

August 1, 2009

This letter is to inform the readers as to the Gallop Poll's most recent findings on the pro life-pro choice positions. The findings in the poll say that the pro life position is held by 51 percent of its respondents as opposed to 44 percent of its respondents who hold the pro choice position. I submit that this indicates more and more citizens of this great nation are awakening to the horror of abortion on demand. ...more

May 30, 2009

BARTOW (AP) - U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam would rather be in Florida. Joined by friends and family Thursday in his Bartow hometown, the 34-year-old former state legislator and five-term Republican congressman formally announced his plans to run for Florida agriculture commissioner. ...more

February 20, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist named a Cuban-born judge from South Florida to the Florida Supreme Court on Friday. ...more

January 3, 2009

Mel Martinez' decision to give up his U.S. Senate seat came as something of a surprise Tuesday, although there have been signs he wasn't eager to begin another campaign. ...more

December 3, 2008

You remember former Republican Congressman Mark Foley of West Palm Beach, who abruptly resigned after news broke two years ago that he had sent lewd internet messages to boys serving as Congressional pages. ...more

October 22, 2008

Last week was a tough one for the leadership teams in the House of Representatives, and when Adam Putnam visited The Tampa Tribune's editorial board during a break Tuesday, he made it clear it's also a tricky time to be an incumbent. ...more

October 5, 2008

Just how sleazy is Florida U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Where's Mine? ...more

September 27, 2008

Like hundreds of thousands of people, my folks down in south Louisiana spent more than a week without electricity after Hurricane Gustav barreled through. ...more

September 19, 2008