Two Tampa Tribune editorial writers recently were honored for their work. Opinion Editor Joe Guidry was named the 2009 recipient of the Aldo Leopold Award for Distinguished Editorial Writing by the Wilderness Society. He was cited for his understanding of complex issues in editorials that sought to build public support for protection of the country's national heritage. ...more

August 30, 2009

An editorial cartoon is like nothing else in a newspaper. Editorial cartoonists don't need any special degrees. Unlike reporters and editorial writers, they don't even have to pretend to be "fair." ...more

March 12, 2009

Gov. Rod Blagojevich gave his first formal statement Friday — the most substantial comments made by the embattled politician since his arrest last week on federal corruption charges. ...more

December 19, 2008

Some thoughts to ponder the next time you're standing behind 10 people in the slowest line in the local Walmart, grousing that you won't ever shop here again, or at least not until you absolutely need to: ...more

October 4, 2008

This response to the Tribune's June 1 editorial was written by Dr. Robert W. Yelverton, chief medical officer of Women's Care Florida; Dr. Madelyn E. Butler, a physician with The Women's Group; and Dr. John S. Curran, president of the Hillsborough County Medical Association. ...more

June 16, 2008

In his memoir, the legendary Elia Kazan wrote about directing Vivien Leigh in "A Streetcar Named Desire." While he did not think that Leigh was a great natural actress, he was impressed that she would crawl through glass to get the role right. ...more

May 8, 2008

No Help In Sight For Government Run Amok It is quite obvious, as most all of the editorial writers pontificate, that Sens. Barack Obama, John McCain and especially Hillary Clinton are ill-equipped to stem the tide of a government that has run amok under the leadership of a despot. ...more

February 23, 2008

Several editorials in the Highlands Today have come out against the Florida Hometown Democracy ballot proposal. That is unfortunate, but not surprising, as a newspaper is a "business" and depends upon the number of paid subscribers it has. The more people moving into the newspaper's area, the better chance there is to increase sales. This may be called the "gold" factor. I call it the "greed" factor. ...more

December 5, 2007