I would posit that any time we cannot raise the troops to fight a war from our own citizenry, but rather must rely on outside contractors, as we are today, (over 133,000 in Iraq and 71,000 in Afghanistan), then we are in a war in which we should not be involved, since obviously the majority of the American people do not support the effort. It then becomes "their war," that is, those who are fighting it, but not "our war." World War II was "our war." Everyone was involved, starting with a draft and going through rationing of food, gas, tires, clothing, etc. We were in an all out mode and we won. ...more

November 21, 2009

Brad Keselowski swooped past Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch to take the lead in the final turn Saturday, then held on to win the Nationwide series race at Michigan International Speedway. ...more

August 16, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol says 49-year-old James Bettis was driving along an interstate in Fort Myers early Wednesday morning when he ran over the panther. ...more

August 5, 2009

A Northwest Airlines jet blew five tires as it landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, closing a runway for a few hours. ...more

August 2, 2009

Let's revitalize the downtown area, bring more people to the businesses and get more restaurants to come in. ...more

July 16, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol will be checking for bad brakes, worn tires and other faulty equipment in July. ...more

July 13, 2009

Joey Logano won the Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday night for his third win of the season. ...more

July 11, 2009

A USAirways jet from Philadelphia blew its front tires as it landed at Tampa International Airport this afternoon, forcing airport officials to close one runway. No injuries were reported in the incident. ...more

June 27, 2009

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has charged the owner of a waste-tire hauling company with illegally dumping about 20,000 to 30,000 tires on property he rents for his business, according to an arrest report. Duane James, 59, of 5212 Lady Rose Court, Lutz, also faces a charge of failing to comply with environmental rules because he didn't have the required permit from the DEP to store more than 1,500 waste tires at the site, the report said. ...more

April 10, 2009

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies are investigating a structure at a Valrico church that the pastor calls a "makeshift lynching station." ...more

March 30, 2009