Special interests won the day in Tallahassee last week. For two years, a coalition of my Florida Senate colleagues demanded that the state Department of Transportation renegotiate a sweetheart deal with CSX Railroad for a new commuter-rail line around Orlando. ...more

December 13, 2009

Many people these days are fed up with government waste, huge federal deficits and corporate bailouts. ...more

December 4, 2009

Could it be true that the Republican Party is intentionally committing suicide? That's what a lot of folks are saying and some Republicans are crying foul. A culture war is raging within the party, and a lot of good people are being booted. Who benefits? The Democrats, of course, but other consequences also could result. ...more

November 6, 2009

Endangered gopher tortoises are thriving on a Hudson-area site that scores of Beacon Point residents want the county to buy as a preserve. ...more

February 24, 2009

Billionaire businessman and noted philanthropist Ross Perot paid a visit Wednesday afternoon to patients, their families and the medical staff at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. ...more

December 4, 2008

In 1992's presidential election, I ran into a little problem casting my vote for Ross Perot. ...more

November 3, 2008

Is the McCain-Palin rhetoric signaling a reformed Republican Party or a new third party? Let's take a look at history: ...more

September 26, 2008

Is the McCain-Palin rhetoric signaling a reformed Republican Party? ...more

September 25, 2008

Do some of us have young people in our households? ...more

August 28, 2008

McCain's Integrity ...more

August 13, 2008