Barack Obama is such a dynamic orator that you could almost overlook the boilerplate liberal tenets in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night: Increase taxes on corporations, but spare the middle class; use government to lift the poor and increase the minimum wage; help families pay for college and make it easier for unions to sign up workers. ...more

August 30, 2008

There will most likely be a runoff in the empty circuit judge's seat in the Inverness-based Fifth Circuit's Group 3. ...more

August 27, 2008

The three candidates running to replace outgoing Circuit Judge Wayne Cobb all portray themselves as hard-working individuals with life experience outside the courtroom. ...more

August 22, 2008

A 66-year-old man was charged Friday with soliciting sex with children via the Internet - with a law enforcement official posing as a parent. ...more

August 2, 2008

Two toddlers burned by firecrackers July 4 returned home today to Fort Myers after spending three weeks recovering at Tampa General Hospital. ...more

July 28, 2008

On the front page of Sunday's New York Times, Gretchen Morgenson described Diane McLeod's spiral into indebtedness, and now a debate has erupted over who is to blame. ...more

July 24, 2008

She has tried nightclubs and online dating sites, but now a 42-year-old single mother is looking for love where everyone else's heart is breaking - the real estate market. ...more

July 9, 2008

After a long day's work, Debbi Colon tosses and turns in bed. Her clients' tales echo freely through her brain, and she can't shut off the worry. ...more

June 30, 2008

Rely only on facts, not Internet rumor, in deciding who to vote for in the 2008 presidential election, says Carolyn Dundas of New Port Richey. ...more

June 28, 2008

DOVER - After a long day's work, Debbi Colon tosses and turns in bed. Her clients' tales run freely through her brain, and she can't shut off the worry. ...more

June 27, 2008