Polk County authorities say Stephen Horne will have to live with one of those choices in life that can't be undone yet changes everything. ...more

November 10, 2009

The quarterback couldn't save them this time. Florida State junior Christian Ponder, who was having one of the finest seasons in school history, threw four interceptions - two in the fourth quarter - as the Seminoles were dominated in the final 15 minutes of a 40-24 loss at Clemson on Saturday night. ...more

November 8, 2009

Sturgis' 56-yarder was the second-longest FG in school history and the longest field goal in the SEC this season. ...more

November 2, 2009

Political Self-Interests The recent political witch hunt at the Tampa Sports Authority resulted in a good, competent man resigning from the agency he led for 12 years and served for 24. Henry Saavedra had no option but to resign, but the process by which he was forced out should leave all of us asking why and how. ...more

March 20, 2009

Republicans are up in arms about Gov. Crist's support of the stimulus package. Many are also surprised that the governor is contemplating a Senate run rather than standing for re-election. A possible reason for both relates to something I have pondered for some time: Florida should raise the sales tax by one cent, at least temporarily. The stimulus package, manna for our charmed governor, will likely enable Florida to balance its budget this year. But unless the economy improves significantly, next year we will be back to where we are now, cutting into the marrow of our already bare bones state programs. Perhaps the governor sees raising taxes in the near future as the only logical way to maintain the modest quality of life the state provides to its citizens, while understanding that, as a Republican, raising taxes would likely end his political career. The smart thing is to let someone else do it. ...more

February 14, 2009

Florida continues to outperform the national average on most measures of success on Advanced Placement exams, according to data released today. ...more

February 4, 2009

For 50 years, Tampa's Clem Brooks has been an official, working football, basketball, softball and baseball, mostly at the high-school level, dabbling in some college games and even helping in youth leagues. ...more

January 31, 2009

The McDonald's Tampa Hoops Classic is bringing in some of the nation's top players for a 16-team, four-day event. ...more

December 22, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate jumped to a 15-year high last month, rising to 7.3 percent, and the state's job losses are increasingly being felt outside of the hard-hit construction industry. ...more

December 20, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate jumped again last month, rising to 7.3 percent, and the state's job losses are increasingly being felt outside of the hard-hit construction industry. The number of unemployed Floridians rose to an estimated 680,000 in November, or 7.3 percent of the state's labor force of 9.3 million. The unemployment rate had been 7 percent in October, and it was just 4.4 percent in November 2007 on a seasonally adjusted basis. Florida's jobless rate is higher than the overall U.S. rate of 6.7 percent. ...more

December 19, 2008