Lakeshore Mall should reconsider its decision to close its doors to unsupervised, under-aged teens. While the mall authorities are well within their means to kick out unruly and disruptive patrons, the discriminatory manner unfairly penalizes teenagers who have committed no infraction. ...more

September 14, 2009

By any normal political standards, last week's congressional agreement on an economic stimulus package was a great victory for President Barack Obama. He got more or less what he asked for: almost $800 billion to rescue the economy, with most of the money allocated to spending rather than tax cuts. Break out the champagne! ...more

February 15, 2009

Hillsborough County will ask multiple law enforcement and regulatory agencies to investigate whether former Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson committed prosecutable crimes before he left office last month. ...more

February 5, 2009

It's a common enough sight: a police cruiser with its lights flashing to clear the road ahead for a hearse and the chain of cars behind it. ...more

November 10, 2008

The federal government's consolidated terrorist watch list has become a central issue in the debate about how we can best secure our homeland. Unfortunately, myths about the watch list continue to grow in just about every report and retelling. ...more

July 28, 2008

Environmentalism has taken off with such force at Westchase Elementary School that one third-grader asked the principal whether the balloons she was using at an assembly were Earth-friendly. ...more

January 19, 2008

With Florida's presidential primary slated for Jan. 29, the truth that all politics are local is coming to Tampa and with repercussions global and historic in scope. ...more

January 16, 2008

With Florida's presidential primary slated for Jan. 29, the truth that all politics are local is coming to Tampa and with repercussions global and historic in scope. ...more

January 16, 2008

Occasionally I write guest columns for Highlands Today. I enjoy writing and research my subject(s) thoroughly. Nonetheless, opinion articles are located on the opinion page for a reason. I honor a person's right to present their views in the public forum, and I thoroughly enjoy it when others comment about my writing whether their comments are positive or negative. I often learn from such comments. For example, Randy Ludacer criticized a couple of items in my column. Mr. Ludacer's words of criticism were respectful and backed up with opinions of merit. I learned from Mr. Ludacer's insightful comments. I will not, however, permit anyone to slander my character without an appropriate response. ...more

December 21, 2007

Visitors to Winterthur sometimes experience a "Wow!" moment when touring the museum's permanent and traveling collections, but the newest exhibit offers a bit of a twist. ...more

November 11, 2007