On any given day, you can find Anissa Mayhew texting away on her BlackBerry during her daughter's play dates. Or instant-messaging her husband, or posting photos to her family blog, chatting with friends on Web cams and writing online reviews about medications her children take. ...more

December 14, 2008

Can a tongue-in-cheek ad for a popular pain reliever backfire and turn into a huge headache for one of the most respected health product marketers? ...more

November 18, 2008

Reacting to widespread complaints on social networking sites, Motrin pulls an ad aimed at moms who "wear their babies." ...more

November 17, 2008

It has been clearly explained that taxpayers will not see any change regarding their coverage and safety as a result of a "no" vote. ...more

November 2, 2008

"Dump on the Other Team's City" is a dangerous game, especially when your city picks the Backstreet Boys to attempt the national anthem. ...more

October 26, 2008

A school board has refused to fire a teacher over a racial slur aimed at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. ...more

October 17, 2008

Snide, Catty And Uncalled For Regarding "Award Returned Over New Name" (Metro, Oct. 2): ...more

October 4, 2008

Cloaked Agenda I'm a proud American of Africa descent, proud veteran, proud Republican and proud resident of Hernando County. I read the letter from Mr. Colombo in the Sept. 10 edition of Hernando Today. He's right; Sen. John McCain is a true "American hero" and you're also right that he's earned it. ...more

September 13, 2008

Whatever his motives, and plenty of people will speculate on that, Sen. Barack Obama made a gutsy and appropriate move when he told an audience in Springfield, Ill., that he opposes slavery reparations and even apologies for the darkest corners of our nation's history. He'll be lambasted by all sides for saying it, of times, but we give him credit for putting it out there. ...more

August 3, 2008

NASCAR's apology went only so far with driver Ryan Newman, who held the governing body responsible for the tire fiasco that ruined the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the weekend. ...more

July 31, 2008