Even without the name, the symbolism of the Freedom Tower as an American response to the Sept. 11 terror attacks was hard to miss. ...more

March 28, 2009

If you think it's difficult to navigate a large truck into a tight parking space, imagine trying to dock a cruise ship bigger than a downtown Tampa skyscraper. That's the daily challenge faced by Tampa's harbor pilots, who guide commercial and cargo ships in and out of the port. ...more

January 17, 2009

First of all, although I voted Republican, I give my full support to President-elect Barack Obama. We will see. A man is judged by his deeds. It will help if we understand the problem. First of all there was 9-11, the three wars, tornadoes, earth quakes, floods and hurricanes (aid to tsunami victims, aid for malaria, AIDS and famine,) two years of Democrats saying how bad things are (how things are perceived becomes reality.) Add crooked Wall Street executives, crooked Congress involved in Fanny Mae-Freddie Mac (their directors also,) greedy people speculating on properties, filling the market with bad paper and you see it is no easy task. It will take the effort of all of us. Citizenship comes with certain responsibilities: you must vote, keep working in spite of all hurdles, and pay your share of taxes, no exceptions. We cannot get free stuff, it all comes at a cost. The more the government pays our way or does stuff for us, the more power it gives the government over us. Was your vote dependent on a tax break or cash stimulus? ...more

November 14, 2008

Homecoming week at the University of South Florida started today – as it usually does – with thousands of cans of food and some creativity. ...more

October 13, 2008

A French daredevil in trouble for scaling a skyscraper to press for action on global warming should be honored instead of prosecuted, his lawyer said Wednesday. ...more

June 12, 2008

TAMPA - The horns bellow inside the Hillsborough County Commission chambers. Outside, trucks driven by smaller independent trash haulers periodically circle the building, honking their horns as they drive by the chambers. ...more

November 7, 2007