Undeserved Award Regarding "Grimaces And Grins" (Commentary, Dec. 30): You dare to place Sen. Mel Martinez with a caption of "Political Courage" on the same page? Political suicide would be a better headline. ...more

January 4, 2008

When the board met to reflect on 2007, we decided to create awards that celebrate the year's newsmakers and events, the highlights and the lowlights, the champs and the chumps. ...more

December 30, 2007

A television commercial that advocates Medicare Advantage features a Hudson resident who also has addressed Congress about the issue. ...more

December 29, 2007

Last week the Senate failed to muster the 60 votes necessary to move forward an energy bill that would, in part, redirect tax subsidies away from oil and utility companies and channel them instead to clean, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. ...more

December 20, 2007

Cuban-American political leaders in Florida are dividing their support among the candidates in the Republican presidential primary. ...more

December 14, 2007

A young man from Plant City has been nominated by U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. ...more

December 12, 2007

Alex Sink, the state's chief financial officer and the only Democrat sitting on Florida's Cabinet, is clearly enjoying the job she's had for nearly a year. ...more

December 9, 2007

A special tax break that saves Florida residents as much as $1 billion a year is up for renewal when the U.S. Senate reconvenes here next week. ...more

December 1, 2007

After reading the article about U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez and his efforts to raise money for the 2010 election, I have come up with a suggestion for him and all other politicians with the same problem. Why don't they just focus on doing a good job now. If they were to do the job of serving the people successfully, then they would be re-elected no matter how much money they have or don't have. All the millions they spend bombarding us with ads filled with lies, mud slinging and empty promises, could then be spent on more important things, like people. ...more

November 26, 2007

They call it "passing the trash" - the practice that allows teachers accused of sexual misconduct to quietly leave and find a new job in another town with a fresh crop of unsuspecting victims. ...more

November 19, 2007