'Fair and balanced' Thank God for the First Amendment, and I can choose to purchase The Tampa Tribune every day. Because of the First Amendment I chose not to purchase the other paper across the bay. That is my right. ...more

October 24, 2009

After a life of anonymity in Jacksonville, Ala., Lilly Ledbetter made a name for herself when her gender discrimination lawsuit against The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reached the Supreme Court two years ago. ...more

October 23, 2009

For nearly a decade, the Tampa Sports Authority has used an arsenic-laden weedkiller on the fairways of the golf courses it oversees. ...more

October 23, 2009

The Tampa Tribune had a front-page story Oct. 22 about the large number of college students who fail mandatory math classes. The numbers are alarming because the cost to students and our universities for this failure is high. There is a better way to handle this. ...more

October 23, 2009

Falling ad revenue and a big one-time charge pushed newspaper and TV station owner Media General Inc. to a third-quarter loss, the company said Wednesday. ...more

October 22, 2009

The federal discrimination lawsuit against Without Walls International Church is part of an elaborate hoax by a former employee determined to disparage the ministry and its leaders, the church's attorney said Wednesday. ...more

October 22, 2009

Falling ad revenue and a big one-time charge pushed newspaper and TV station owner Media General Inc. to a third-quarter loss. ...more

October 21, 2009

USF men's basketball coach Stan Heath said King High's Toarlyn Fitzpatrick has been his most impressive newcomer. ...more

October 21, 2009

Megan Garrett requires the around-the-clock care of a newborn baby. The main difference is, she just turned 3. ...more

October 21, 2009

Sheila and Michael Brewer are accustomed to rescuing cats, dogs and unwanted farm animals – but not a reptile so big they don't have a dog crate large enough for it. But that's what happened last Thursday when they came across a 4-foot iguana sunning itself outside a medical building in Pinellas Park. The Brewers were in Pinellas checking out possible foster homes for their rescued animals. ...more

October 20, 2009