Many Hillsborough residents have strong opinions about the area's immediate and long-term future. ...more

November 4, 2009

The county commissioners weren't the only ones debating the issue of whether Hillsborough County should cover the costs of Commissioner Kevin White's civil trial. TBO.com readers had some strong opinions, as well. Here's a sampling of what you said: ...more

September 3, 2009

Highlands Today will never be the same. For that matter, neither will Sebring and Lake Placid. On Aug. 1, one of Highlands Today's most prolific letter writers passed away after a long drawn out battle with leukemia. He put up one heck of a fight while maintaining a positive outlook. ...more

August 10, 2009

Put down that cheeseburger and listen up: If food has become what sex was a generation ago - the intimidatingly intelligent Mary Eberstadt says it has - then a cheeseburger is akin to adultery, or worse. ...more

February 28, 2009

I am responding to the editorial published Oct. 24, "The Groupthink Bully At Helm Of School Board." It is a sad day and an ongoing trend for the Trib to pay attention to drama instead of news. It is also sad that the opinion is full of false statements and petty nonsense. Let me provide you with the facts. ...more

November 10, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY – Whether they were for Barack Obama or John McCain, voters in Northwest Hillsborough in Election 2008 had strong opinions about why their man is the best one to lead the country. Voters exiting polling places at Rocky Creek Village, the Town 'N Country Recreation Center, the Lutz Community Center and Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church gave different reasons for their vote. ...more

November 4, 2008

For years, they were the picture of solidarity: the four children of Martin Luther King Jr. carrying on the legacy of the civil rights icon. ...more

July 20, 2008

Christine Phillips Kiefer has strong opinions when it comes to children's health. ...more

June 14, 2008

A federal prosecutor says a defense attorney's review of an FBI report on two suspended University of South Florida students is flawed, according to court papers filed Monday. ...more

February 5, 2008

TAMPA - One TBO.com reader called him a "fricken' terrorist." Now Youssef Megahed's attorney is citing the TBO comment as a reason potential jurors need to be carefully screened before Megahed and Ahmed Mohamed, another former University of South Florida student, go on trial on a charge of illegally transporting explosives. ...more

February 4, 2008