The population at Pinellas Hope, a "tent city" providing housing for homeless people, includes a growing number of people who have lost their jobs and their homes. ...more

March 10, 2009

Health Care In Canada I'm confused by Gene Costain's article Jan. 24 ("Universal Health Care For Elephant, Mouse," Views). Is he for or against universal health care or just writing about the poor job journalists have done reporting the facts about it? I'm hoping to provide a little more clarity. ...more

January 28, 2009

Mike Smith wheeled around in his crease on Wednesday, slung his stick over his shoulder and slammed it on top of the crossbar shortly after the Rangers' Nikolai Zherdev found the back of the net that Smith was trying to protect. ...more

November 27, 2008

There are excellent discount dentists out there - just be sure to do your homework. ...more

November 6, 2008

Let's get something straight. The U.S. House of Representatives has been in Democratic hands for two years. The Democrats chair all committees; rule the roost. The latest Rasmussen tracking poll finds that 9 percent of the public thinks Congress is doing a good job. Fifty-two percent think Congress is doing a poor job. The leader of the House is Nancy Pelosi from San Francisco, the most politically strange city in America. Our congressman Tim Mahoney is part of that majority. That majority has failed to face the energy crisis, failed to act, improve health care, failed to act on Iraq and failed to fix Social Security. Their leadership is standing still. ...more

October 17, 2008

It is understandable that those who think President Bush has done a poor job want to replace him with a Democrat they think might do a better one. What is not understandable is why voters, who think Congress has performed poorly, would vote to keep the Democratic majority in place and, according to many polls, expand it. ...more

July 13, 2008

Just about everyone has an opinion on the federal No Child Left Behind law. Those opinions might change in the coming years as the deadline approaches that requires that all students pass state tests or drastic steps will be taken against schools, teachers and administrators. ...more

May 21, 2008

On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the residents of Florida have an opportunity to complete two important tasks. One is to select a nominee for their political party to run for president of the United States. The second, and perhaps more important to their financial well-being, is their vote on Amendment 1. ...more

January 22, 2008

Outrun, outscored, out of luck. Such was the lot of Florida State, which put out its worst defensive performance in nearly seven years on its way to a 101-95 loss to Providence before 9,069 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Saturday. ...more

December 23, 2007

In the span of 14 humbling seconds, the Texans transformed a Buccaneer strength into a weakness Sunday. ...more

December 10, 2007