The future of the Tampa Bay Rays depends on more than skilled players. The team needs a new ballpark to replace the antiquated Tropicana Field. Selecting the right location is critical to the team's success. ...more

January 14, 2009

The recent fiasco at the Hillsborough supervisor of elections office seems to be compounded by a considerable lack of oversight by the county. ...more

January 12, 2009

Hillsborough County appears to have wasted $500,000 in studying the widening of a rural section of Lithia-Pinecrest Road southeast of Brandon that the county now says it has no intention of actually widening. ...more

January 11, 2009

36 cents Amount the inspector general assigned to NASA saved taxpayers for every dollar the agency spent ...more

January 11, 2009

Pasco County commissioners did the right thing earlier this week by raising so many legitimate objections a developer withdrew ill-conceived plans for a 266-home subdivision in a rural-protection area outside Dade City. ...more

January 10, 2009

An unbiased evaluation of the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission, contracted for a state agency, praises the board's independence and value. ...more

January 6, 2009

Regarding the letter on Dec. 29: That was certainly a short season of peace on earth, goodwill to men! ...more

January 1, 2009

Car manufacturers were granted their bailout. The loan to them is the responsibility of taxpayers who are out of jobs and losing homes and health care perks. Some are even going hungry. ...more

December 26, 2008

I read that Congressional members has given themselves a cost of living pay increase of $4,700 a year at a cost to the taxpayers of $2.5 million. How any member of Congress can wake up and look in the mirror in the morning and accept this pay raise is beyond me? Can anyone explain to me the justification behind this when millions of Americans can't put food on the table to feed their families or pay their utilities bill or car payment? ...more

December 23, 2008

Hello I'm back; you haven't seen me for about two days, did you miss me? I'm Sarah, Sarah Palin. I've been so busy I never went back to Saturday Night Live because it bombed, just like I did in the election. ...more

December 18, 2008