Florida environmentalists are worried that a Monday New York Times article could derail a $536 million deal to purchase 73,000 acres from U.S. Sugar as part of the effort to rescue the Everglades. ...more

March 10, 2010

If Highlands County had to comply today with the EPA's clean water regulations today, it couldn't. ...more

March 7, 2010

'AUNQUE SEA PIRRICA'. Un grupo de abogados intenta enjuiciar a los Castro por la muerte de cuatro Hermanos al Rescate ...more

February 25, 2010

Her father and older sister played soccer at Ridgewood High, so it was natural for Paris Palisi to take up the sport. ...more

February 21, 2010

Facing Marco Rubio's avalanche of momentum in the Republican Senate primary, Gov. Charlie Crist's best shot at winning - and salvaging his political career - is to redefine Rubio's image. ...more

February 16, 2010

Crime does not pay. But state lawmakers are learning the hard lesson that get-tough laws do not pay either, primarily because of the expense of running prisons. ...more

February 5, 2010

As usual it was a diverse stack of mail this week, with lots of thoughts on the soon-to-be high-speed rail between Tampa and Orlando. ...more

February 1, 2010

Frances Haithcock, Florida's chancellor for K-12 public schools, is the rare public official who has the courage to tell parents the painful truth: Earning a high school diploma doesn't necessarily prepare a student for college. ...more

January 26, 2010

With the state's unemployment rate at levels never before seen by today's workers, the Legislature is under pressure to act. ...more

January 20, 2010

The nation's biggest land conservation program has another chance before the 2010 Legislature to renew itself and change course from the 2009 majority decision not to fund this very popular and successful effort. ...more

January 17, 2010