Since age 6, Chaz Mena has revered Jose Marti, the 19th-century Cuban patriot, poet, journalist and thinker. ...more

April 25, 2009

The administration has a golden opportunity to make a dent in the illegal immigration problem. That's because huge numbers of illegals here for jobs and not the "American Dream" have returned to their home countries due to lack of work. Their homelands are now hurting and may be forced to finally start taking care of their excess populations by improving infrastructure and job opportunities rather than having another generation of children dreaming of going to El Norte in order to support their desperately poor families. What the U.S. should do is step up enforcement so that those workers cannot sneak back in. Both law and order Republicans and bleeding heart Democrats would be comfortable with that; it's a win, win situation. ...more

February 24, 2009

Actor Bruce Adler, who received Tony nominations for his Broadway performances and lent his voice to some Disney films, has died. He was 63. ...more

July 27, 2008

Actually in the old Abbott and Costello routine, Who's on first and What's on second. But here I'm editorializing a bit, as in "Who came second?" ...more

July 12, 2008

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office opened an investigation Friday after witnesses disputed a deputy's version of a traffic stop in south Brooksville. ...more

January 26, 2008

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office opened an investigation Friday after witnesses disputed a deputy's version of a traffic stop in south Brooksville. ...more

January 25, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rudy Giuliani minces no words and suffers no fools. He eats peanuts with the shells still on. ...more

December 29, 2007

This week, two Hillsborough County sheriff's detectives are sifting through stacks of evidence, following phoned-in leads and reviewing notes from interviews to find a missing 5-month-old girl. It is their only active case. ...more

November 21, 2007

BETHESDA, Md. - This week, two Hillsborough County sheriff's detectives are sifting through stacks of evidence, following phoned-in leads and reviewing notes from interviews to find a missing 5-month-old girl. It is their only active case. ...more

November 20, 2007