In reviewing our concern about WMDs, particularly nukes in the hands first of Saddam and now Iran, the thing that is principally overlooked is the bellicose posture between these two countries for the last decade. Under Saddam, Iraq decided to go to war against Iran, largely with U.S. help and encouragement. Although the Israelis had taken out Iraq's nuclear capabilities with a surgical air strike in 1981, both Iran and Iraq felt the need to menace each other with the potential threat of nuclear weaponry. ...more

February 17, 2008

Brooksville family travels halfway around the world to find a daughter and bring her home. ...more

February 12, 2008

For products that are truly in demand, such as Wii game consoles, tickets to the Super Bowl or cans of corn Niblets on double-coupon day, it may seem reasonable to limit the number a customer can buy at one time. ...more

January 14, 2008

For many inshore anglers, the first bite of the New Year Tuesday morning will be a southern spotted seatrout. The season on trout re-opens on Jan. 1 after a two-month closure in the southern half of the state, and plenty of trout-hungry fishermen will be seeking a few fillets. ...more

December 29, 2007

The year 2007 will certainly be remembered for the housing market downturn, especially here in Florida. ...more

December 14, 2007

The rate of drug users who fatally overdose on methadone, a prescription that curbs heroin addiction, is skyrocketing at an alarming pace, a new Justice Department study shows. ...more

December 6, 2007

The good news in the war on drugs: The United States is making progress in beating back the availability of drugs like cocaine and methamphetamines. ...more

December 5, 2007

If you're reading this, you've got good reading habits. But your teenager, now that's a different story. ...more

November 25, 2007

If the United Nations, as it now acknowledges, has been overstating the number of people worldwide with AIDS and the rate of new HIV infections, maybe its gloomy pronouncement on the global climate siutation are flawed as well. ...more

November 24, 2007

Not long ago, Global Positioning Systems were mostly big, heavy boxes that sat on the console of ships and big offshore boats. They were very useful for navigating deep, open waters, but not much else. ...more

November 2, 2007