Former Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole says a top GOP leader asked him not to publicly support health care reform. But he's doing so anyway. ...more

October 7, 2009

John McCain will be the host of AMC cable network's Memorial Day weekend marathon of movies celebrating war heroes. ...more

April 30, 2009

When it came time last December for Ana Trinque to decide whether to run for another two-year term as leader of the county's Republican Party, she labored over the decision. ...more

April 1, 2009

Chairwoman Ana Trinque to step down for business, family. ...more

March 31, 2009

Ben Jonson was a cantankerous, 17th century British dramatist who despised the early days of journalism because he thought it was overrun with propagandists and charlatans. ...more

January 24, 2009

As expected, the local Republican Party took an "if it ain't broken" approach to its executive committee elections late Thursday. ...more

December 21, 2008

Even before former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee spoke at Bell Shoals Baptist Church on Sunday morning, people were singing and dancing in the sanctuary. ...more

December 8, 2008

Even before former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee spoke at Bell Shoals Baptist Church Sunday morning, people were singing and dancing in the sanctuary. ...more

December 7, 2008

Jay Rowden and Ana Trinque don't agree on much when it comes to politics. ...more

November 21, 2008

Gov. Sarah Palin returned to the Tampa Bay area Saturday warning that Barack Obama is trying to "exploit" retirees' fears about what the GOP presidential ticket would do to Medicare and Social Security. ...more

November 2, 2008