He's been a big fish in the relatively small pond that is Pasco County Republican politics. Bill Bunting is now swimming in a much bigger GOP pond. Bunting had to retire as chairman of the Pasco Republican Executive Committee when he was elected state committeeman for the Florida Republican Party in November. ...more

December 27, 2008

In their first debate of the 2008 presidential campaign, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama immediately discarded the scheduled topic of foreign affairs Friday night and waded into a discussion of the nation's financial crisis, with both saying they were optimistic that Congress would agree on a financial bailout plan in the coming days. ...more

September 27, 2008

Mark Lunsford and his father, Archie, planned to be in Gainesville on Friday night to watch "Jessie's Dad," a new documentary about the family's ordeal. ...more

May 3, 2008

William E. "Bill" Starkey, a former GTE executive and longtime Tampa civic activist, was named as the Civitan Club's Citizen of the Year at the annual Governor's Lunch at the Florida State Fair on Monday. ...more

February 11, 2008

From Washington, D.C., to Sacramento, Calif., a generation of Democrats enjoys power and prosperity thanks to Bill Clinton, who ran for president as a fresh face representing hope and change. ...more

December 22, 2007

An abstract masterpiece by a Mexican artist that was found in the trash by a woman who knew little about modern art has been sold for more than $1 million. ...more

November 22, 2007