Christopher Barnard of Tarpon Springs says he hopes op-ed page columnist James Hibbs, a student at the University of Florida, is not representative of today's youth. Hibbs opposed the Proposition 2 constitutional amendment. ...more

November 15, 2008

A warning was given at the start of Wednesday's fire board meeting. ...more

November 13, 2008

Floridians continue to struggle to keep their homes out of foreclosure. One in every 157 homeowners received a foreclosure filing in October, the third-highest state foreclosure rate, according to California-based RealtyTrac. ...more

November 13, 2008

I have always believed the price of fuel would come down if we would just go ahead and drill for it. One political party says, "It will take 10 years to get any results from drilling." Think about it. Another political party says, "There is enough oil and natural gas in a remote area of Alaska under pressure. All we have to do is stick a pipe in the ground and it will come spewing out. ...more

October 25, 2008

I disagree to some extent with your recent op-ed piece on Congressman Mahoney. Putting his sexual peccadilloes aside, Mr. Mahoney, who purports himself to be a blue dog conservative Democrat, voted in lock step with the party line of Nancy Pelosi and the rest of her far left cadre of liberal socialists. If you had researched Mr. Mahoney's voting record, you have found that he supported the billions in bailout legislation as well as just about every pork barrel project in sight. His voting record in no way could be considered conservative. ...more

October 21, 2008

Republican John Legg is seeking a third term representing state House District 46, which covers coastal Pasco County. ...more

October 19, 2008

Canada's national media are projecting that Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the first major world leader to face election since the global financial meltdown, has led his Conservative Party to victory in Tuesday's election. ...more

October 15, 2008

An energy group based in Washington, D.C., says Florida is doing a lot more to save energy. ...more

October 9, 2008

An energy group based in Washington, D.C., says Florida is doing a lot more than other states to save energy. In an annual ranking of the most energy-efficient states, Florida was one of the most improved, moving from 29th in 2006 to 19th in 2007. ...more

October 8, 2008

Florida's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has set up a task force to protect the state's elderly from financial fraud. The task force had its first meeting Monday in Tampa, hearing from victims with an eye on proposing legislation to toughen state statutes. ...more

October 7, 2008