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

Crime doesn't pay. But it does cost Polk County Jail inmates $2 a day. ...more

November 28, 2009

President Barack Obama is traveling to a climate summit in Copenhagen next month to boldly promise that the United States will cut its emissions of carbon dioxide 17 percent from 2005 levels in just 10 years. ...more

November 28, 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

A proposed 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road projects is crucial to accommodate expected growth in Hillsborough County, said County Commissioner Mark Sharpe. ...more

November 25, 2009

The grand opening of the North 22{+n}{+d} Street Improvement Project is the link to the future of an area west of the University of South Florida, said supporters of the community's redevelopment. ...more

November 25, 2009

A record 320 people attended the Hernando County Republican Executive Committee's recent inaugural Reagan Day Dinner fundraiser at the Palace Grand. ...more

November 23, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The finalization of plans to lure financial services firm T. Rowe Price to a 70-acre parcel at the southwestern corner of S.R. 54 and Sunlake Boulevard marked more than simply the end to a $13.5 million transaction on July 1. ...more

November 18, 2009

Everybody jokes about how a committee is the place ideas go to die, a group that keeps minutes and wastes hours. ...more

November 17, 2009

Your letters were all over the board this week, from Tampa's streets to Berlin to health care. ...more

November 16, 2009