County commissioners have made no secret they want Larry Jennings as their county administrator. ...more

January 16, 2008

Voters Disenfranchised Regarding "Florida Voters 'Could Have a Huge Role' " (Nation/World, Jan. 6): ...more

January 12, 2008

With just eight days left to break a three-way deadlock in the Democratic race in Iowa, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York began delivering a closing argument Wednesday that centered around the experience she and her husband gained in the Oval Office. ...more

December 27, 2007

Few associates had been as loyal to President Hugo Chavez as the governor in this coastal state, Ramon Martinez. And few are now more determined to defeat Chavez as he campaigns for constitutional changes that, if approved by voters on Sunday, could extend his presidency for life. ...more

December 1, 2007

President Hugo Chavez said Sunday he is putting relations with Colombia "in the freezer" after its president, Alvaro Uribe, ended the Venezuelan leader's role mediating with leftist rebels in the neighboring country. ...more

November 26, 2007

Make no mistake about it, the ballot proposal "Florida Hometown Democracy" is a bad idea that, if passed, would begin a nightmare of voting on every growth and planning issue at the local level. ...more

November 18, 2007

About six months ago, I was having lunch with a political consultant and we were having a smart-alecky conversation about the presidential race. All of sudden, my friend interrupted the flow of gossip and said: "You know, there's really only one great man running for president this year, and that's McCain." ...more

November 15, 2007

AVON PARK — Sharon Schuler retained the mayor's seat and Al Hinson will take over Doug Eason's city council position after both won by comfortable margins in the official count. ...more

November 7, 2007

The fifth in a series of international concerts that Nelson Mandela has used to raise awareness about AIDS will be held Dec. 1 in Johannesburg. ...more

October 2, 2007

Regarding 'Run Away All You Bold, Brave Politicos!' (Metro, Sept. 6): The Democratic presidential candidates not only failed to display leadership, as Daniel Ruth stated in his column; they ceded leadership to Howard Dean and DNC officials. This creates a leadership vacuum in the near-term. ...more

September 8, 2007