State ethics commissioners have cleared Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair of charges he used his position to interfere in regulatory action by the county's Environmental Protection Commission. ...more

June 13, 2008

Just like that and there is a hole in your stomach and you think you are dead. ...more

June 11, 2008

Leaving a fight not worth fighting is not cowardice. We wish Hillary Clinton would understand that. Her prolonged standoff with Barack Obama –– in what must be the most exhausting primary race for the candidates and the voters –– is counterproductive for her party and for herself. Her refusal to give in, despite dwindling campaign funds and support within top party leaders, only accentuates her power-hungry image among certain people. ...more

May 12, 2008

State Sen. Mike Fasano's heart was in the right place when he secured $10 million to help Pasco County Schools pay for transportation improvements that will be needed for new schools. Still, it's bad state policy. ...more

May 12, 2008

Microsoft Corp. may raise its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc. to more than $31 a share, seeking to end a three-month standoff with the Internet company's board, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. ...more

May 3, 2008

HOLIDAY - An armed standoff ended quietly about 7 a.m. when two men surrendered without incident. ...more

February 24, 2008

Compromise is never easy. Finding common ground with competing interests generally means letting go of something you value. ...more

February 16, 2008

The voicemails making their way around town from USF President Judy Genshaft reveal a university president out of touch with her community. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - A standoff between a Tampa man and a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office SWAT team ended with the man dead early this morning. ...more

January 23, 2008

Hezbollah's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, on Saturday made his first public appearance here since the 2006 war with Israel, restating his claim that the militant group possessed the remains of several Israeli soldiers left on the battlefields of southern Lebanon. ...more

January 20, 2008