By all but ignoring the receiver position in free agency and the draft, the Bucs have given Michael Clayton a vote of confidence. Confidence, though, is not what Clayton needs. ...more

May 22, 2008

To the readers and voters of Highlands County: There has been much attention from politicians and the good ole boys recently, regarding the 33 misplaced items within the sheriff's office. Well, my concern is for the 33 percent of our young veterans coming home, either dead or diseased from Iraq; the billions of dollars misspent, no sufficient armor, no safe drinking water, missing uranium, plutonium, weapons and computers. ...more

May 5, 2008

1. STARS: They might only be at the top for a week, but Detroit looks awfully vulnerable all of a sudden. ...more

February 24, 2008

New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won Florida's Democratic primary Tuesday, a contest diminished by a clash between the state and national parties that left no delegates at stake and caused the candidates to mostly stay away. ...more

January 30, 2008

Boeing Co. said Thursday that it finalized a deal with British Airways, notching 790 orders for its long-awaited 787 Dreamliner plane during the past three years. ...more

December 28, 2007

When tycoon Warren Buffett's investment company said on Christmas Day it would pay $4.5 billion for a 60 percent stake in industrial conglomerate Marmon Holdings Inc., Buffett gave the U.S. industrial segment a much-needed vote of confidence. ...more

December 27, 2007

If everything goes as planned, there will be a referendum on the ballot next November in which St. Petersburg residents will decide whether to allow the Rays to build a new stadium on the downtown waterfront. ...more

November 28, 2007

Wall Street rebounded Tuesday after Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said it will invest $7.5 billion in Citigroup, a vote of confidence for the bank that has suffered severe losses amid the ongoing crisis in the mortgage market. ...more

November 28, 2007

Here's an effective way to quiet speculation about the future of a coach: Give him a two-year contract extension on the eve of the season opener. That's what Florida State president T.K. Wetherell did Thursday, announcing that FSU basketball coach Leonard Hamilton's contract was extended through the 2011-12 season. ...more

November 9, 2007

President Bush said Thursday that he has accepted an invitation from President Hu Jintao of China to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a move that is likely to inflame China's critics who are calling for a boycott of the games to protest human rights abuses in that country. ...more

September 7, 2007