Tom Pelham, the secretary of the state Department of Community Affairs, said very little last week during a visit to Lakeland to hear from Polk County residents worried about how the proposed $491 million rail realignment plan might affect local communities and neighborhoods. ...more

October 3, 2007

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, pop icon Madonna and rock instrumentalists The Ventures are among the 2008 nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the hall announced Friday. ...more

September 29, 2007

Regarding 'Last Stop In Rail Plan: Tampa' (Nation/World, Sept. 9): How is it that once again in a country supposedly governed 'by the people and for the people,' the citizenry's best interests can be so eclipsed by the back-door politics and financial interests of the extremely rich and powerful? ...more

September 22, 2007

Lowell Clary, the state's top negotiator in the pending rail-realignment deal with CSX Transportation, has announced his intention to resign, the state Department of Transportation confirmed Thursday. ...more

September 13, 2007

For years, Florida East Coast Industries rebuffed requests from the state to buy its southern line for commuter rail. But in early 2006, CEO Adolfo Henriques was ready to talk. ...more

September 9, 2007

For years, Florida East Coast Industries rebuffed requests from the state to buy its southern line for commuter rail. But in early 2006, CEO Adolfo Henriques was ready to talk. ...more

September 8, 2007