A defense contractor under federal investigation over defective or counterfeit parts issued an international alert Friday because of a "nonconforming" microchip found inside a device designed to save military pilots from drowning. ...more

November 14, 2009

I am an avid football fan. My 11-year-old son loves football and plays in a local flag league. I am shocked by the public statements made by the Bucs new head coach. ...more

March 28, 2009

Launching an all-out media blitz as his impeachment trial draws near, Gov. Rod Blagojevich compared himself Friday to an honest, hardworking cowboy and said he was about to be lynched by a band of black-hatted political insiders eager to raise taxes. ...more

January 24, 2009

We hear it every election season: Candidates for political office seldom give straight answers. Instead, much of what we learn about them comes from political advertisements developed by their opponents and special-interest groups. ...more

September 24, 2008

Sarah Michelle Lunde's mother asked a judge on Friday to put David Lee Onstott in prison for the rest of his life. ...more

August 23, 2008

Nancy Milwid of Hudson says news media is tilted in favor of Barack Obama. ...more

August 2, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, opening a high-stakes foreign trip in a country that is increasingly the focus of his clash with Sen. John McCain in the presidential campaign over whether the war in Iraq has been a distraction in hunting down terrorists. ...more

July 20, 2008

Hours after one of three suspects in the sexual battery of a 15-year-old girl was released from Pinellas County Jail early Saturday, the girl's attorney spoke out against comments made by the defendant's mother. ...more

May 11, 2008

WESTCHASE - Hours after one of three suspects in the sexual battery of a 15-year-old girl was released from Pinellas County Jail Saturday, the girl's attorney spoke out against comments made by the defendant's mother. ...more

May 10, 2008

I voted in Florida's presidential primary, and I voted angry. I was angry at the move by both parties to devalue the input of Florida's voters. But I was - and still am - even angrier at the candidates running for office who made public statements to the effect that Florida has no role to play in the selection process. ...more

February 6, 2008