Michael Helmholtz considers himself an ambassador for marine life. ...more

December 19, 2008 |

Devastated. That's the word Valdora Ward uses to describe her reaction to finding that her home of 31 years had been burglarized on Saturday. ...more

December 16, 2008 |

Mike Ditka walked out of the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital a changed man. ...more

November 13, 2008 |

Brad Johnson heard the boos. He didn't pretend otherwise. The thing is, he didn't care. ...more

October 27, 2008 |

Symbol Of Repression I am angry. Every morning during my commute to work, a giant Confederate flag greets me like a slap in the face at the junction of Interstates 4 and 75. This virulent symbol is a constant remainder of the South's failed attempt to defend the unconscionable practice of slavery. ...more

September 13, 2008 |

Florida's property appraisers are demonstrating they are more committed to reducing property taxes than Gov. Charlie Crist and lawmakers, who failed in their promise to substantially cut them. ...more

September 11, 2008 |

Bela Karolyi is doing NBC television commentary for gymnastics, and even as he cheered on the U.S. women from his perch just above where the balance beam is located at the National Indoor Stadium, he also kept simmering over what he believes is China's "blatant" flouting of the sport's age rules. ...more

August 11, 2008 |

The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 requires states to allow eligible persons to register to vote at various government locations, including motor vehicle and public assistance offices. According to one group, however, the state should sign up anyone who enters a public building, not just make the opportunity available. ...more

July 19, 2008 |

As much as a lot of people will choke just hearing this, President Jimmy Carter was right. His energy policy, if it had been continued, would have had this country oil independent today. But leaders who followed him in the Oval Office didn't have the courage or political will to make it happen. ...more

July 18, 2008 |

Tampa Housing Authority Commissioner Karen Peoples has abused her position of power, shirked her responsibilities as a renter and gone out of her way to malign people perceived as enemies. And you, the taxpayer, have subsidized her stay in public housing for 24 years. ...more

July 18, 2008 |