Over many years the issue of rail transit in Tampa has been studied, argued, abandoned, resurrected, and refined, but never have voters been asked if they want to tax themselves to begin building a useful rail system. ...more

March 6, 2009

On a sultry morning in Basra, Muna Saud, her face framed by a black shawl, slipped unnoticed past the thick knots of men at the provincial health ministry. She glided from office to office until she found Zahra Abdul-Zahra, a former student, and greeted her with a kiss on the cheek. ...more

December 21, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama is considering Hillary Rodham Clinton to be his secretary of state, Democrats said Friday, exciting a burst of speculation that he would transform the former first lady and his fierce campaign foe into one of his top Cabinet officials and the nation's chief diplomatic voice. ...more

November 14, 2008

Ted Johns of New Port Richey offers the unbelievable tale of "Schmeron" and "Schmaliburton." ...more

August 6, 2008

If you feel your Valentine's Day chocolates are not such a sweet deal this year, you're not alone. Regulators are investigating price fixing among candy makers in at least three different countries. ...more

February 14, 2008

Excerpts from the commission's first public hearing: ...more

November 24, 2007

America is heading down the road toward world government, a world without borders. We are almost there, most all of our public officials are promoting it behind closed doors, with secret meetings they claim they know best. Those in both parties running for public office in 2008 are promoting open borders and the use of many languages, a world government with no borders. They plan on giving all illegals, foreign nationals from all over the world, citizenship and the right to vote. A voice in American government, a voice the American working class does not have. We know we have been sold out by this two-party system, the base that controls this two-party system has used the American tax dollars to relocate all over the world, to violate our trade policies and our Constitution, to completely ignore the will of the people. ...more

November 6, 2007

Things finally were looking good for the city's dredging project. After nearly a decade of costly studies and contentious, late-night meetings, city officials proclaimed two weeks ago they were clearing the first hurdle in the regulatory process. ...more

September 13, 2007