No one received a clear mandate last week, but the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association has a new president and a reshuffled board of trustees. ...more

November 4, 2009

Sarah Pallone, president of the Greater Sebring Chamber of Commerce, has resigned to take a position with Highlands County Habitat for Humanity. ...more

June 11, 2009

A. J. D'Amario of Hudson would rather see the government keep its hands off the private sector. ...more

April 15, 2009

TAMPA Fear has some people turning to guns for protection. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Tampa Bay area is on pace this year to exceed permit applications from previous years, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Some people are worried about the recession; others believe a new president will mean bans on weapons. ...more

March 30, 2009

The election of a new president always gets the connection game rolling. ...more

March 28, 2009

Attorney General Eric Holder signaled a change on medical marijuana policy Wednesday, saying federal agents will target marijuana distributors only when they violate both federal and state law. ...more

March 18, 2009

America's educational system is a mess. We have students slipping through the cracks, failing to perform and flat out getting through without possessing the basic knowledge they need to succeed. It has become a tradition of sorts for each new president to address this issue with a nationalized plan for reform. I usually don't agree with very much that comes out on the national level, dictating to the masses, but sometimes I actually do. ...more

March 18, 2009

For the next three weeks, the NCAA Tournament — the original "American Idol" — will transform even nonsports fans into beasts. But, as much as it pains columnist Martin Fennelly to say so, he doesn't care whom you have in your brackets. You shouldn't care how he's doing, either. ...more

March 16, 2009

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett had some sage advice for Washington the other day. ...more

March 15, 2009