Two sides of fence After reading your editorial, "Health care reform at our expense" (Our Opinion, Dec. 27), I got really upset with the Trib. All of the flaws, weaknesses, inequities and shameful deal cutting that you pointed out were not news to anyone who followed the debate, yet you sat by during the months it took these bills to be pushed through. Even now you fail to point out that Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Kathy Castor put party loyalty above voting in the interest of their citizens. ...more

December 30, 2009

There I was, sitting at my workstation, minding my own business, when it hit me like a runaway train: a barrage of e-mails, phone calls, press releases, news stories, Facebook posts, blog entries, text messages and Twitter tweets, all revolving around the rally for mass transit improvements in Hillsborough County and beyond. ...more

December 18, 2009

a barrage of e-mails, phone calls, press releases, news stories, Facebook posts, blog entries, text messages and Twitter tweets, all revolving around the rally for mass transit improvements in Hillsborough County and beyond. ...more

December 16, 2009

Russians mourned at religious services and soccer stadiums Sunday after a deadly train wreck that authorities blamed on a terrorist bomb. The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church urged the nation not to give in to fear. ...more

November 29, 2009

Fans in No. 15 jerseys will cry like babies when Tim Tebow comes out of the tunnel Saturday, writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

November 24, 2009

Three new programs debut tonight, and all of them are losers. What are the odds of that? Pretty good, I'd say, considering the current state of television. ...more

March 31, 2009

It was not exactly a fireside chat or what you might have expected from a sitting mayor whose eyes already wander occasionally outside city hall. ...more

March 25, 2009

On the British version of "The World's Strictest Parents," slovenly disrespectful slacker kids from the United Kingdom are packed off to spend some quality time with surrogate parents in other countries who practice tough love. ...more

February 27, 2009

A rare opportunity has presented itself: "Frost/Nixon" will be at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and in movie theaters at the same time. It's a chance to compare and contrast two versions of the same story that captivated the nation in 1977. ...more

February 12, 2009

Opportunity In Slowdown Victoria Tschinkel misses a key point in advocating sustainable urban development for Florida (Views, Dec. 14). Indeed, she discounts one of the critical ingredients to further this goal. She argues for the preservation of growth management laws that inhibit and render more expensive the urban growth she seeks to promote. ...more

December 18, 2008