The public should not blame President Bush for high gasolines prices, says John Novak of Hudson. ...more

June 28, 2008

TAMPA - With just hours to go before the polls close, a Tampa couple with a touching engagement story have edged into third place in an ongoing contest for a $100,000 dream wedding, courtesy of Us magazine. ...more

June 25, 2008

I voted for Sen. Hillary Clinton. I have voted Democratic all my life, and I have missed a lot of work and money just to exercise my rights. The Democratic National Committee is nothing but a joke; they had the audacity to tell me that my vote does not count any more, which means that I have wasted my time. They don't have to worry any more, the system has failed every voter in Florida. ...more

June 5, 2008

If you are not making a living here in Highlands County, blame your local elected official. My husband works for Cross Country, like about 500 others here in Highlands County. Prior to locating their business here in Highlands County, Cross Country's intentions were to pay more per hour than they are currently paying. Our wonderful local city councilmen at that time negotiated with Cross Country and they nixed the higher pay that Cross Country was going to offer their employees. The reason was the city councilmen were concerned that if Cross Country paid as much as they were intending to pay, local business would not be able to compete and Cross Country would depreciate the local employee pool making the low cost employee unavailable to our local businessmen. Their reasoning was that this would hurt the local businessman. ...more

May 19, 2008

John McCain was introduced as the next President of the United States by Gov. Charlie Crist, who endorsed the senator at a rally at the Tampa Convention Center today. ...more

January 28, 2008

Both sides defend views. ...more

January 28, 2008

Voters registered in one of New Tampa's largest precincts must visit a new location Tuesday to cast a ballot in the Florida presidential preference primary. ...more

January 26, 2008

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday after poor finishes in the first two contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. ...more

January 11, 2008

Even a sluggish economy and a state focus on scaling back spending did not dissuade Sarasota County voters on Tuesday from overwhelmingly approving the renewal of a 1 percent sales tax. ...more

November 6, 2007

TAMPA - A day after strongly refuting statements made by Alabama coach Nick Saban about the University of South Florida's academic standards, Coach Jim Leavitt said he hadn't spoken with Saban and doesn't plan to, either.

October 3, 2007