Journeying back from Chicago on Interstate 75, I noticed an interstate sign stating that Tampa was about 12 miles further than St. Petersburg. This was repeated at least three other times while traveling south (with different mileage, of course). ...more

November 23, 2007

Decades after the civil rights movement, the income gap between black and white families has grown, says a new study that tracked the incomes of about 2,300 families for more than 30 years. ...more

November 13, 2007

Several city council members said Thursday that the administration's attempt to eliminate discrimination when awarding contracts is a good start but doesn't go far enough. ...more

October 26, 2007

There was some dissent and a lot of questions, but in the end, local United Auto Workers leaders voted to recommend approval of a new four-year contract with Chrysler LLC that is similar to one ratified last week with General Motors Corp. ...more

October 16, 2007

I want to congratulate The Tampa Tribune for the Oct. 12 editorial 'Helping Those With No Complaints Wrong Way To Spell Tax Relief.' The tax system has created enormous disparities between citizens who are equals, and the new solution is not only to keep this disparity in place, but to allow people that already have an unfair advantage to keep this advantage forever. ...more

October 15, 2007

A government attorney told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that a federal judge cannot ignore Congress' intent that trafficking in crack cocaine should carry tougher penalties than selling powder cocaine. ...more

October 3, 2007

Elderly male heart patients are two to three times more likely than female patients to receive implanted devices that shock a malfunctioning heart back into normal rhythms, and white men are about a third more likely than black men to receive them, researchers reported today. ...more

October 3, 2007

Elderly male heart patients are two to three times more likely than female patients to receive implanted devices that shock a malfunctioning heart back into normal rhythms, and white men are about a third more likely than black men to receive them, researchers reported today. ...more

October 3, 2007