Your paycheck and your new TV made in China have one thing in common. Both are taxed for a specific, essential purpose, yet a big part of the money is being drained away for other things. ...more

February 5, 2008

John Zhao would like Tampa residents to forget what they thought they knew about Chinese food and taste "the real deal." ...more

February 4, 2008

TAMPA - A mom who was issued a citation for making an illegal U-turn to pull over because of her vomiting toddler received a happy surprise today: The doctor who treated her daughter offered to pay the ticket. ...more

January 31, 2008

SEBRING — The drawdown request on Lake Istokpoga was approved earlier this month by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, allowing for the lake to potentially sink down to an elevation of 36 feet if its water is needed for irrigation to the south. Neither Highlands County Lakes Manager Clell Ford nor Trails End Fishing Resort owner Gary Albin has noticed any withdrawals from the lake since the approval. Ford said, however, that the water permit holders to the lake have been allowed to use their permits again on two different days of the week. ...more

January 28, 2008

John Zhao would like Tampa residents to forget what they thought they knew about Chinese food and taste "the real deal." ...more

January 16, 2008

Hurricane Katrina's victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering - including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion. ...more

January 10, 2008

Some Pasco County commissioners want to continue full speed ahead on the long-delayed plan to extend Ridge Road east to the Suncoast Parkway and beyond. ...more

January 8, 2008

Rain fell in the city for a fourth consecutive day Sunday, assuring that 2007 would not go down as the driest year on record for the drought-stricken Atlanta area. ...more

December 31, 2007

A wintry storm caked the center of the nation with a thick layer of ice Monday, blacking out more than 600,000 homes and businesses, and more icy weather was on the way. ...more

December 11, 2007

The $23 billion water bill that President Bush tried to kill is plump with pork, but it's not the fiscal disaster he claims. More importantly, it funds projects of critical importance to Florida and other parts of the nation. ...more

November 10, 2007