Don't expect motorists to sympathize, but Exxon Mobil Corp. says gasoline prices didn't do it any favors in the first quarter. ...more

May 2, 2008

Brian Nelson of New Port Richey says "clueless" George W. Bush rides again. ...more

April 26, 2008

I am one of the most optimistic people you will ever meet. My philosophy is "Treat every day as if it were your last; someday it will be," but please don't try to tell me the economy is fine. Many of us know better. ...more

February 17, 2008

From a nondescript corporate office complex off Fowler Avenue, Paul Bissett can dial up spectacular aerial views of just about anywhere on the planet on his computer screen. Beaches in Port St. Joe. Rural colleges in Ohio. Maps of utility lines in the West. ...more

February 7, 2008

Consumers grousing about soaring gas prices often focus on the big oil companies and anyone else who might profit when it costs more at the pump. One culprit that doesn't always get blamed when prices rise - a weak dollar - could draw more attention in the coming year. ...more

December 15, 2007

At a key moment during a labor-sponsored debate in August, John Edwards laid down a marker against Hillary Rodham Clinton. ...more

December 15, 2007

If the BCS ran the world, the world wouldn't run. ...more

December 4, 2007

The Law of the Sea Treaty, up for ratification soon in the Senate, can be described in ways that would frighten anyone who believes in U.S. sovereignty and objects to world government. ...more

November 27, 2007

I read these letters complaining about the high cost of gasoline. People condemn the oil companies and refiners. However, their raw material cost is high to begin with (whatever the market is bringing) and refining it into gasoline is not cost free. On the other hand, this country sits on enough oil to sustain it for a century or more. Why don't we use it? Well, the environmentalists ban drilling for it in the far northern, frozen, uninhabitable area of Alaska's north shore. The state of Forida bans drilling in the Gulf, as it might damage their beaches. There is a price for everything, and in my view, the high price of gasoline is the price we pay for satisfying the objectors. ...more

November 16, 2007

SEBRING — Want a good excuse not to visit your family this holiday season? How about the cost of gas? With crude oil prices trading at more than $95 per barrel Monday, the cost for a gallon of gas reached an all-time high in several cities throughout Florida. Orlando had a record average price of $3.09 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline Monday, while the average at Sebring gas stations was $3.10 per gallon, according to the Web site www.floridastategasprices.com "(Gas prices) may be a good excuse to shy away from visiting my family around the holidays," said Laurie Kelley of Sebring. "The oil companies are greedy; they act like they're not already getting enough profit." Confirming Kelley's concerns, there's speculation that the prices could go up or down around the holiday season. ...more

November 13, 2007