On Oct. 21, 13 of the nation's leading professional agricultural, biological, chemical and geological organizations sent a joint letter to the U.S. Senate urging it to adopt policies that would limit U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. "Observations throughout the world make it clear that climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver," they wrote. ...more

November 7, 2009

Re: John Nash's column, "Lawyers gone wild," in the Oct. 6 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

October 30, 2009

Re: John Nash's column, "Lawyers gone wild," in the Oct. 6 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

October 30, 2009

Cigar-rolling put Tampa on the map, but some cigarmakers say a new federal tax on tobacco could stub it out. ...more

April 2, 2009

Alan Landers, the handsome model who posed for Winston cigarette ads and later sued the tobacco industry over his health claims, has died while undergoing treatment for throat cancer. He was 68. ...more

March 3, 2009

A jury decided today that a longtime chain-smoker's death from lung cancer was caused by nicotine addiction, a potentially costly loss for tobacco giant Philip Morris and an important test case for thousands of similar Florida lawsuits. ...more

February 12, 2009

Raise Alcohol Levy Regarding "Raiding Fund Easy Out For Visionless Pols" (Our Opinion, Dec. 10): ...more

December 15, 2008

More than 45 million Americans are smokers, and nearly 85 percent of them buy "light" cigarettes such as Marlboro Lights, which are advertised as having lower tar and nicotine. ...more

October 7, 2008

The House approved legislation Wednesday that for the first time would empower the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the tobacco industry, a measure long sought by antismoking advocates. ...more

July 31, 2008

Maybe it's the rising price of gas and food that's making more Florida smokers kick the habit. Maybe it's the growing societal pressure not to light up. More likely, it's the surge of dollars into an advertising campaign - the result of a constitutional amendment voters passed two years ago. ...more

June 28, 2008