Many voters probably didn't know Jim King dropped out of the Republican primary against incumbent Ginny Brown-Waite for the District 5 Congressional seat. ...more

August 27, 2008

The family of a 44-year-old woman who committed suicide while under psychiatric care at Tampa General Hospital blames the hospital for inadequate supervision, a lawyer said Wednesday. ...more

August 14, 2008

One man has spent years deciding the values of other people's property. The other still feels the sting of being denied an agricultural exemption. ...more

August 8, 2008

Phil Mickelson already had crossed the finish line the last time he showed up at Oakland Hills. ...more

August 6, 2008

A school board committee of two assigned to draft travel guidelines became a meeting of four Thursday with an equal number of reporters plus a television cameraman sitting in. ...more

July 25, 2008

"Meat: A Love Story," by Susan Bourette (Putnam $24.95) ...more

July 9, 2008

From the moment his mother placed him in a Jolly Jumper, his feet acting like springs propelling him into the air, Steven Stamkos held a miniature hockey stick in his hands. ...more

June 15, 2008

It's unfortunate that Gov. Charlie Crist, who otherwise demonstrated a healthy regard for public resources, failed to veto $12 million the Legislature approved for a new Panama City airport, a boondoggle with little purpose other than to promote development in remote Panhandle woodlands. ...more

June 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Assistant principals may have only themselves to blame if people think they are expendable. ...more

June 4, 2008

TAMPA - The Florida Highway Patrol has ticketed nine drivers in the pileup on Interstate 4 in January, but troopers say many more citations likely will be issued as they reconstruct the chaos that unfolded in the smoke and fog. ...more

February 1, 2008