Republican Sen. John McCain, campaigning through poverty-stricken cities and towns, said Wednesday he opposes a Senate bill that seeks equal pay for women because it would lead to more lawsuits. ...more

April 24, 2008

Only in the Blogosphere could an anonymous posting by a cranky Starbucks barista produce a debate over whether "skinny" is the newest politically incorrect word. ...more

February 24, 2008

Recently, Nancy Pelosi has put your life and my life at risk. How? By refusing yo renew the government's ability to monitor terrorists' communications overseas. At issue is the Protect America Act passed last August, which allows our intelligence agencies to monitor "foreigner to foreigner" communications without a warrant. For six months the Congress has been aware that this bill would be up for renewal. The Senate, by a bipartisian majority, passed legislation to prevent the authority from lapsing. However, the House Democratic leadership, led by Nancy Pelosi, refused to let the House vote on the bill. Why? Not because it lacked bipartisan support, but because it lacked trial lawyer support. The Senate bill contains a provision granting immunity from lawsuits to telephone compairs that have been cooperating with the government in the war on terror. To keep from puting her fellow Democrats in a position of making them vote publicly for the safety of us citizens or the trial lawyers, she left Washington for a vacation. ...more

February 23, 2008

News of two more complaints about incidents of abuse at Orient Road Jail emerged Wednesday. ...more

February 21, 2008

With a government eavesdropping law about to expire, Washington is awash in accusations over who's to blame. ...more

February 16, 2008

The makers of popular cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia - Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. - are being sued in states across the country over allegations that they misled consumers into thinking the drugs were more effective than generic ones. ...more

January 25, 2008

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a huge lawsuit growing out of the Enron debacle that sought to hold Wall Street bankers liable for scheming with the executives of the defunct Houston energy trader. ...more

January 23, 2008

Residents brought their concerns over a wide range of issues, including roads, proposed bridges and snipe signs, to County Commissioner Rose Ferlita at a meeting of the Concerned Citizens of Gibsonton last week. ...more

January 19, 2008

Steve Byle never has been afraid to tell the Pasco County Commission - or anyone else - what he thinks of them or what they're doing. ...more

January 15, 2008

Trump Tower Tampa condo buyers hoping for a quick resolution may be in for a long wait. ...more

January 10, 2008