A lot has changed since Peter Edwards first attended meetings addressing problems in his neighborhood near the University of South Florida in the late 1980s. ...more

May 28, 2008

Lawmakers, Step Up Regarding "The Terrible Secret Of Women In The Fields" (front page, April 27): ...more

May 3, 2008

Florida State Sen. Victor Crist's concern that judges are not in the courtroom 40 hours per week and calling for an efficiency audit of the courthouse brings back memories of when I had the same job Crist has in Tallahassee. ...more

May 2, 2008

That was state Sen. Victor Crist's reaction Wednesday to the news conference Wednesday at which Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Robert J. Morris Jr. said planned state budget cuts probably would lead to furloughs of Pinellas and Pasco court employees in May and June. ...more

February 21, 2008

The specter of shuttered courthouses from Key West to Pensacola was raised Wednesday after local chief judges said they and others were told to furlough key employees to save about $17 million statewide. ...more

February 21, 2008

Hillsborough commissioners agreed two weeks ago that they needed a better relationship with the city of Tampa to collaborate on ways to save taxpayers' money. ...more

February 20, 2008

All those ugly losses didn't stop Notre Dame from landing a beauty of a recruiting class. ...more

February 7, 2008

On the eve of Florida's presidential primary, two local Republican lawmakers talked property tax relief, state budget challenges and homeowners insurance to about 30 people in a town-hall meeting. ...more

January 29, 2008

Obama Wins Big In South Carolina This Section, Page 6 ...more

January 27, 2008

Gov. Crist was wrong for attacking and publicly stating that Allstate customers should seek coverage elsewhere. I have absolutely no affiliation with Allstate. I believe we pay too much for insurance and the industry controls too much of our daily lives. Our government should show some humility as they throw our stones from our glass houses. ...more

January 23, 2008