Shocked By Article Regarding "Storm Of Problems" (front page, May 18): I was shocked by the article. It gives the appearance that our government is too big, ineffective and giving away our tax dollars in the form of grants - with little oversight. It initiates the thought that government shouldn't be involved in citizens' private affairs. If we're not careful, exposures like this will create a cynical state and nation. ...more

May 27, 2008

While Medicare, our national health care program for seniors, drowns in waste and inefficiency, some members of Congress want to throw a life preserver to the health care organizations that improperly bill the program for billions of dollars each year. ...more

February 13, 2008

No one was crying in his beer. Then again, none of the roughly 100 Home Depot call center employees at O'Brien's Irish Pub in Brandon on Jan. 23 was jumping for joy, either. ...more

January 30, 2008

No one was crying in his beer. Then again, none of the roughly 100 Home Depot call center employees at O'Brien's Irish Pub in Brandon on Jan. 23 was jumping for joy, either. ...more

January 28, 2008

Not Really Surprised Regarding "Official: Few At FSU Cheated" (Metro, Dec. 20): ...more

December 31, 2007

A little more than a year ago, Kathy Stangl received a devastating prognosis: Doctors told her she had a few months to live. ...more

December 26, 2007

Can this so called "War on Drugs" get any more stupid? ...more

November 28, 2007

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani devoted a quick, one-day tour of Florida on Monday mainly to bashing the health care reform plan released the same day by potential Democratic foe Hillary Clinton, calling it 'socialized medicine.' ...more

September 18, 2007

TAMPA - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani devoted a quick, one-day tour of Florida on Monday mainly to bash the health care reform plan released the same day by potential Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, calling it "socialized medicine." ...more

September 17, 2007