Some sad news to start off with, and then a couple of announcements. Apollo Beach Boot Camp is hosting Exercise for Emma, a fundraiser for 5-year-old Emma Lewis, daughter of the Rev. Charlie and Coco Lewis, to help with her mounting medical expenses. Emma was recently diagnosed with leukemia and will need to receive treatment over the next two to three years. ...more

October 28, 2009

A "substantial" number of the roughly 100,000 U.S. combat troops to be pulled out of Iraq by Aug. 31, 2010, will remain in the war zone through at least the end of this year to ensure national elections there go smoothly, senior Obama administration officials say. ...more

February 27, 2009

John McCain, the Republican candidate, is fond of asking, Who is Barack Obama? Let's turn that question on him. Various media outlets and pundits talk about what an honorable man Sen. McCain is. I say evidence is quite to the contrary. ...more

October 28, 2008

Because of ubiquitous letters to the editor from his supporters, we are well aware of sheriff candidate Ron Grimming's impressive resume. The most recent letter urged us to research Mr. Grimming's background before making our decision on whom to vote for. Sure enough, a Google search verified that Mr. Grimming was indeed a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) official, headed up campus police forces, oversaw law enforcement schools and co-authored successful books on law enforcement. ...more

October 7, 2008

By the time this column goes to print, members of Florida's fabled delegation to the Democratic National Convention will be happily hobnobbing with their peers at the Denver gathering, fully reunited with all their voting privileges. ...more

August 27, 2008

SOFTBALL NCT centerfielder Jakara Willis joins long line of county players to sign with P-HCC. ...more

June 15, 2008

There are few things in American politics more irrationally ideological, more fanatically faith-based than the accusation that Republicans are conducting a "war on science." ...more

May 12, 2008

Rhett Butler to Scarlett O'Hara: "Why, a cat's a better mother than you are." ...more

May 10, 2008

This letter is in regards to organ donating. My granddaughter died on Nov. 13, 2007. She was only 3 months old. She died under very tragic circumstances. My daughter was faced with having to make a very important decision in her darkest hour. She decided to donate her baby's organs. ...more

May 9, 2008

Commissioners unanimously approved rezoning 1,367 acres adjacent to the demolished Coronet phosphate plant to allow for an industrial development after a public hearing that drew no opposition from residents. The property was once set to become the city's largest housing development. ...more

February 16, 2008