Florida voters thought they had good reasons 18 years ago to limit terms in the Legislature to eight years. They were striking a blow against arrogant, career politicians whose name recognition and rich campaign coffers empowered them to operate without much fear of losing an election. ...more

March 7, 2010

When you are past 50 years old and you have chest pains so bad they are scary, but you refuse to go to a doctor because it may take the roof from over your head or food from your grandchildren, something needs to be done. ...more

March 7, 2010

Now is the time, says John Legg, and his urgency is driven more than by a sense of ripening opportunity. Six years into his mini-career as a member of the state House of Representatives, Legg is acutely aware that his influence is waxing toward its crescendo even as he feels the squeeze of term limits. ...more

February 24, 2010

You, as I, probably suffer from a flood of e-mail. Often it is little more than junk that's been casually forwarded umpteen times, with all of the dozens of associated addresses left in. Perhaps we need some sort of an automatically-imposed limit on the number of messages we can send with "Fw:" in the subject line. ...more

February 6, 2010

Hotly contested races for the mayor's chair and two City Commission seats promise to heat up after New Year's, with all eyes on the March 9 municipal election. ...more

January 2, 2010

City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena said Wednesday she plans to run for the Hillsborough County Commission seat now held by Jim Norman. ...more

December 24, 2009

Political seasoning Regarding Guy Kenney's letter, "Getting really tired of professional, power-hungry politicians in Florida" (Nov. 26), what is this guy talking about? Jim Norman has been in only one office during his political career, and that's as a Hillsborough County commissioner. He had two terms in one district and two terms in a countywide district. He has to seek another office because of term limits. ...more

December 1, 2009

We received cards on our door this week requesting that we help Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman get on the ballot for the state Senate. ...more

November 26, 2009

My father told me many years ago that Americans are the most gullible people in the world. This is the second article I've written with this title with different subject content. This letter deals with elections and the way people vote. ...more

November 2, 2009

Despite falling behind his competitor early in the District 12 race for state Senate, state Rep. Kevin Ambler raised almost as much during the last fundraising quarter as Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman. ...more

October 21, 2009