It strikes some voters as peculiar, even wrong, that it is possible for a president to be elected with fewer total votes than the closest rival. ...more

June 28, 2008

I must confess I'm no great fan of George Will's writings, but in his column "Immigration Fuels American Innovation" (Other Views, June 26), I can see his point that the United States should relax its immigration laws to allow more educated people into this country. When Will sounds the clarion call to the world to "send us your Ph. D.s" (but keep your peasants home), it validates and reinforces my opinion. The point is brought into focus when one considers companies like Google, Yahoo and Intel, whose founders or co-founders include a Russian, a Chinese and a Hungarian Jew. ...more

June 28, 2008

Regarding "The Next Attack: Coming Soon" (Other Views, June 19): Cal Thomas decries our Supreme Court's decision granting foreign terrorist detainees the right to access U.S. civilian courts to challenge their detention, "a right that should be reserved only for American citizens." ...more

June 22, 2008

First came the establishment of a workforce. Now comes the recruitment of businesses. ...more

June 22, 2008

INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE WILL SET UP A BOOTH AT AIRSHOW ...more

June 21, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Ag-Venture won a statewide award Friday as the outstanding volunteer program from Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, a division of Florida Farm Bureau. ...more

June 14, 2008

AVON PARK — Think of a big, pink plastic caterpillar, antennas and all, sitting on Museum Avenue. It would be about 7-foot wide and 20 feet long, full of exotic flowers and butterflies. You enter through the mouth, exit from... you get the idea... but it'll be "cute," city Project Manager Maria Sutherland said. The names of sponsors will be etched on giant artificial leaves outside the caterpillar, which will be surrounded by a garden. ...more

June 9, 2008

Anticipating the Supreme Court's expected late June decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which will decide the constitutionality of a D.C. law restricting gun-ownership rights, many analysts have turned to the Founders' writings in an effort to understand the Second Amendment. What analysts need to do - recognizing that language and word usage change over time - is turn to America's first dictionary. ...more

June 9, 2008

Regarding "Ybor City's Historic Clubs Are Treasures Worth Supporting" (Our Opinion, May 31): ...more

June 7, 2008

Charley Hannah and Mike Bartoletta, founders and owners of Hannah Bartoletta Homes, are predicting an upturn in the Tampa Bay area housing market and say they are prepared for it. ...more

June 1, 2008