I'm writing this six days before the general election, but by the time you read it, we will have a new president-elect. Some of us will be very jubilant; some very depressed. It's been an emotionally charged campaign. ...more

November 5, 2008

I can think of 40 million reasons why Barack Obama could win. Here's the first one: Jimmy Carter. It was a little more than 30 years ago since this country elected a liberal Democrat to the highest office in the land. And the country soon entered a period of economic malaise and weakness. ...more

November 1, 2008

It began with another reputation-minting start from a 24-year-old in his first full season in the majors and ended with a national coming-out party for a 23-year-old who has just over a month in the big leagues. ...more

October 21, 2008

One game into the American League Championship Series, the home-field advantage the Rays carved out over a six-month season is gone. ...more

October 11, 2008

Only 2 percent of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who have been the backbone of the American medical system. ...more

September 10, 2008

The rehearsals are over and last-minute tweaks have been made. American Airlines' new in-flight broadband service went live Wednesday. ...more

August 24, 2008

Hernando County schools superintendent meets with parents who homeschool their children ...more

August 15, 2008

Local parents who homeschool their children are in no hurry to send their children back to Hernando County public schools. ...more

August 15, 2008

Brian Nelson of New Port Richey says "clueless" George W. Bush rides again. ...more

April 26, 2008

Federico Humbert Arias, Panama's ambassador to the United States, wants you to know that there's much more to his country than a canal. ...more

January 24, 2008