U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez left Washington on Wednesday with some regrets, some accomplishments and some frustration with a process he says often puts politics ahead of policy. His farewell speech to the Senate came 16 months before his first term was to expire. His resignation leaves one Hispanic in the Senate, Robert Menendez, D-N.J. Gov. Charlie Crist picked his former chief of staff, George LeMieux, to replace Martinez. ...more

September 10, 2009

Sarah Palin brought a tumultuous chapter of her life to a close Sunday, relinquishing power as governor of Alaska after a rise and fall almost unprecedented in modern politics. ...more

July 27, 2009

With his public approval where Harry Truman's stood when he left office, George W. Bush gave his last news conference and farewell speech. ...more

January 17, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Exiting the White House after two turbulent terms, President George W. Bush on Thursday said goodbye to the nation by calling the start of Barack Obama's presidency a "moment of hope and pride for our whole nation." ...more

January 15, 2009

Randy Ludacer wrote an excellent piece on the price of war. I would like to add a few comments. A few months back a writer wrote that we should Google 9-11 and remember why we are at war and who is protecting us. I did just that. Until I started this research, I was just like most Americans, thinking it was terrorists. I no longer believe the official story. There are reams of information that prove a cover-up on the part of the Bush administration. I researched both sides, the conspiracy side and the debunking the side. Common sense and facts won out and I am convinced that there is a cover-up. Before you label me a liberal Bush basher, I am a conservative; I supported Bush in both elections. ...more

December 9, 2008

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, struck a responsive chord when he criticized John McCain's family background.... ...more

June 21, 2008

The chamber of commerce chairman's gavel passed to Paul Hackney of Sunshine State Federal Savings and Loan Association in a ceremony that included a celebration of the organization's accomplishments of 2007. ...more

February 2, 2008

PLANT CITY - Paul Hackney of Sunshine State Federal Savings and Loan Association formally took the reins of the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce in a ceremony that included celebration of the organization's accomplishments of 2007. ...more

January 25, 2008