The monthly premium for the vast majority of the elderly and disabled participating in Medicare will hold steady at $96.40 next year. It's the first time since 2000 that the charge for health coverage is not increasing. ...more

September 20, 2008

Strolling down Disease Alley at the AARP Expo at the Washington Convention Center, I feel ever more justified in my decision to keep ignoring the dozens of membership cards the nation's most persistent advocacy group started sending me more than a year ago. ...more

September 12, 2008

Activists with The Humane Society of the United States removed more than 100 gopher tortoises during the weekend from property slated for development. ...more

September 11, 2008

Activists with the Humane Society of the United States removed more than 100 gopher tortoises during the weekend from property slated for development. ...more

September 10, 2008

Target Corp. has agreed to pay $6 million in damages to plaintiffs in California unable to use its online site as part of a class action settlement with the National Federation of the Blind, a leading advocacy group for blind people. ...more

August 28, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday that he plans to take at least $600 million from state reserves to plug part of the $1.5 billion budget hole expected this year. But he's not interested, he said, in bringing lawmakers back to the capital for a special session to prioritize cuts to state spending. ...more

August 20, 2008

This point in history is an important one for the Withlacoochee River, environmentalists say. ...more

August 16, 2008

The fledgling Withlacoochee River Alliance aims to bring together activists throughout the region to preserve one of the state's treasures. ...more

August 16, 2008

The July 1 The Tampa Tribune editorial entitled "Floridians Should Not Be Panicked Into Sacrificing Their Coast" shows the Tribune's true elitist, anti-fossil fuel, "protect Kathy Castor at all costs" colors. In essence, the Tribune is firmly behind the Nancy Pelosi mantra that, "We can't drill our way out of the problem" - whatever that means. ...more

July 17, 2008

A Pinellas County teenager is recovering this week from a liver transplant just weeks after another hospital removed him from an organ waiting list, in part because of his status as a foster child. ...more

July 16, 2008