The sagging economy has put a hit on plans for this week's Super Bowl, not that visitors to Tampa for the game and hundreds of millions watching on TV will be able to tell the difference. ...more

January 26, 2009

Poor Museum Coverage As one of a couple of thousand people who witnessed the grand opening of the new Tampa Bay History Center, I was surprised at the lack of coverage from the local media, both print and broadcast, particularly since it was a momentous occasion in Tampa history in its own right. ...more

January 26, 2009

History records that in 1801 when Thomas Jefferson took the oath of office as the nation's third president, he strolled over from a boardinghouse to an unfinished Capitol building. ...more

January 20, 2009

Now that the Pinellas School District has decided to close a number of schools to save money, people at Palm Harbor Elementary School, which is on the closure list, will continue to focus until the end on education, its PTA president says. That would be a good way to say farewell to the 82-year-old school. ...more

January 17, 2009

The 800-Pound Bully Let me take issue with you not printing one letter in Tuesday's paper to counter the arguments made in support of Israel's attacks on Hamas. It appears many supporters of Israel do not know the meaning of "self-defense." It also appears to me that Israel cannot do any wrong when it comes to dealing with Hamas. ...more

January 11, 2009

"It has a Black Friday feel to it," said Tom Aiello, a spokesman for Sears and Kmart, likening the post-Christmas promotions to those found the day after Thanksgiving. ...more

December 26, 2008

Lifting the country out of its economic woes won't be easy or quick, but it can be done with bipartisan cooperation in Washington, Congressman-elect Tom Rooney said as he visited the Highlands County commissioners meeting Tuesday morning. ...more

December 17, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) — Deep discounts on everything from sweaters to TVs drove shoppers out of hibernation for the Thanksgiving weekend, but the buying was tempered and sales for the traditional start of the holiday season appear at best in line with stores' low expectations. ...more

November 30, 2008

When the state university system's Board of Governors meets next week in Tallahassee, it will consider whether to lift the enrollment caps that have sent rejection rates soaring at its 11 schools. ...more

November 11, 2008

If they're smart, President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats will resist as much as possible the temptation to flex their new mandate muscles. ...more

November 9, 2008