After the Democrats took control of the Congress in 2007, they tried to limit funding on the war in Iraq. Some voters wanted the Democrats to stop the war. When will that happen? Mahoney didn't see it that way: "I don't think that's the right characterization." Instead, he wants President Bush to refocus on the war on terrorism. Mahoney, D-Palm Beach, who was elected to represent Highlands County and the 16th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, spent Friday talking to television stations and newspaper reporters about his first year in Congress. ...more

January 7, 2008

This is in response to a letter dated Dec. 31, titled "Combat Veterans." It never fails. Let something good come along and some liberal with his hand out will foul it up. This war is different from the others we have known in our time, with the exception of the Kamikazes of World War II. They, too, were driven by religion. The other wars have always been on other shores. This one began on our lands, or have we forgotten Sept. 11, 2001? During World War II, the press was on our side. In Vietnam, the politicians took over and turned that war over to the enemy, who now admits that we had them defeated, but for the bad press. ...more

January 5, 2008

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan jolted the race for the White House on Thursday, sending candidates in both parties scrambling for political advantage while condemning the attack. ...more

December 28, 2007

"In God's Name" begins with a brief introduction from its filmmakers, Jules and Gedeon Naudet, who take the viewer back - back to the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when the brothers were in lower Manhattan working on a documentary on New York firefighters. ...more

December 23, 2007

Coffee-table books make wonderful last-minute Christmas gifts - for someone else or as a gift to yourself. They focus on every possible subject, from Ansel Adams' breathtaking black-and-white photos of Yosemite National Park to the beauty of seashells. ...more

December 16, 2007

Hillsborough County firefighter Brian Muldowney's oldest brother and cousin were killed in the World Trade Center attacks. On Friday, he joined 500 others at Legends Field to see a touring exhibit of a planned memorial and museum to honor those killed on Sept. 11, 2001. ...more

December 15, 2007

Joe Daniels' voice still catches when he recalls watching people jump from the World Trade Center's north tower on Sept. 11, 2001. After another plane hit the second tower, he ran frantically with others to get out of the area. ...more

December 10, 2007

The call for names goes out while schools are being built. Teachers, students, community members and retired district administrators flood the Hillsborough County School Board with suggestions. ...more

November 17, 2007

The call for names goes out while schools are being built. Teachers, students, community members and retired district administrators flood the Hillsborough County school board with suggestions of celebrities, local standouts, place descriptions and, occasionally, concepts. ...more

November 17, 2007