It's no exaggeration to say Bill James, who died Monday at age 75, pulled Hillsborough County's reputation out of the mud. ...more

June 19, 2008

Regarding "Community Colleges Shed Names, Turn From Original Mission" (Our Opinion, June 8): ...more

June 15, 2008

Kwabena Sam-Brew, a 38-year-old immigrant from Ghana, doubted that Nana, his 5-year-old American-born daughter, would remember the rally that effectively crowned Sen. Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee on Tuesday night. But Sam-Brew said he would describe it to her: ...more

June 5, 2008

It's not a typical presidential story. In "My Life as a First Lady," a book written by Moton Elementary School student Allie Zelakowski, 10, Emily is a woman married to the president of the United States. ...more

May 30, 2008

It's not a typical presidential story. ...more

May 29, 2008

Regarding "Kennedy Prognosis Not Good, Experts Say" (front page, May 21): Like him or hate him, Republican or Democrat, you have to admit that Sen. Ted Kennedy is a politician. Not in the new sense of the term, but the old. A legislator who realizes that to get things done requires compromise. He has been one of the few senators who have been able to "reach across the aisle," as is commonly said today. ...more

May 22, 2008

SEBRING — Jeri Canale, a county commissioner a decade ago, has filed for election to District 3. She will oppose incumbent Andrew Jackson and Sebring City Council man Jeff Carlson. ...more

February 20, 2008

Rival factions in Kenya's political crisis reportedly agreed Thursday to write a new constitution, a move that could allow for power-sharing as part of a deal aimed at ending weeks of violence in this East African country. ...more

February 15, 2008

The man is no politician, yet Paul Azinger began campaigning for change - the hot-button word of 2008 - long before the election trail began warming even to a simmer. ...more

February 14, 2008

A recent column of mine pointed out, among other things, that Sen. John McCain's performance, while on active duty in the Navy, appears to have been less than stellar. ...more

February 8, 2008