President Barack Obama's decision to lift restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem-cell research, scheduled to be announced today, is expected to provide a major boost to one of the most promising but controversial fields of biomedical research in generations. ...more

March 9, 2009

So far, Jim Piculas has pretty much had the public argument his way. Ever since he was able to sucker ... uh, convince a local television station to embrace his unverified version of events, Piculas has soared like a sultan on a magic carpet of new-media celebrity. ...more

January 30, 2009

One day after the nation's unemployment rate jumped to a 16-year high, President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday again raised the estimate of how many jobs would result from his economic recovery plan, saying it would create or save 3 million to 4 million jobs, nearly 90 percent in the private sector, by the end of 2010. ...more

January 11, 2009

Surfing the boob tube one afternoon a few days ago, I stumbled across a local station televising a Hernando County Commission workshop. ...more

December 7, 2008

Highlands County commissioners said they would take one last look at more possible cuts in the county's proposed budget for next year. And all but one constitutional officer said that if they must make cuts, they will. But the harm these cuts would have on our county would far surpass any supposed benefits they would bring. ...more

September 7, 2008

Raul Castro long has operated in the backstage of Cuban politics. His public record, which has emerged over his 19 months as interim president, suggests he might pursue reforms to allow more political and economic latitude on the island. ...more

February 20, 2008

Tax And Spend Regarding "Probing Irony Of Tuesday's Vote Results," Tom Jackson, Jan. 31: ...more

February 4, 2008

They wanted to know how students scheduled enough time for their culinary classes. They asked about funding for the program, its size and curriculum. ...more

October 8, 2007