In the long-running saga of the effort to promote Pasco County's tourism industry nothing has been easy. For years, the county has been socking away a portion of the revenue its tourist development tax generates each year to fund development of a facility that would lure visitors to Pasco. It hasn't, however, had anything it could spend it on. The latest attempt is drawing questions. ...more

November 11, 2009

Former Hillsborough County Republican Party official Carol Carter apologized to the party in a brief speech Tuesday night for sending an e-mail some considered racist. ...more

February 18, 2009

Former Hillsborough County Republican Party official Carol Carter apologized to the party in a brief speech Tuesday night for sending out an email some considered racist. ...more

February 17, 2009

Caroline Kennedy's mysteriously abrupt decision to abandon her Senate bid gave rise to an ugly swirl of accusations Thursday and feverish speculation over whether she jumped or was pushed. ...more

January 22, 2009

The rotten economy is eating into sales of organic foods as fewer Americans put these often costly groceries on their plates. ...more

December 13, 2008

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a kitchen knife, not so much. Both sensations, however, felt real to most participants in a Swedish science project exploring how people can be tricked into the false perception of owning another body. ...more

December 3, 2008

Stabins Childish It is an embarrassment and an outrage to read of Jeff Stabins' "thank you" to Linda Hayward. I cannot believe he is so idiotic and childish to have sent her this. ...more

November 22, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) - Minneapolis business manager Roque Rossetti plans to make his annual trip home to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for Christmas. The 35-year-old said the sagging economy gave him no second thoughts about shelling out $1,200 for the ticket. ...more

October 26, 2008

Brett Favre to Tampa Bay? Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden isn't hinting one way or the other. ...more

August 6, 2008

Brett Favre will be reinstated and added to the Green Bay Packers' active roster Monday. ...more

August 3, 2008