Three-term Republican incumbent Ginny Brown-Waite will once again try to fend off outspoken Democrat John Russell, who has twice tried to snatch the 5th Congressional District seat away from her. ...more

October 19, 2008 |

As the Democratic Convention approaches I was pleased to be tapped to speak on Wednesday evening and to be asked to highlight an historic new investment in higher education and a landmark expansion of educational opportunities for veterans under the new GI Bill for the 21st Century. Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama and I both actively promoted these education initiatives as members of the New Direction Congress. ...more

August 24, 2008 |

So, what exactly did General Wesley Clark say that is being attacked by the right? Apparently, he said what I did two columns ago, on June 19, that although Sen. John McCain's service to his country and his suffering of more than five years as a prisoner of war was more than admirable, none of this provided him with the "experience" needed to be president of the United States. ...more

July 2, 2008 |

A long-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House on Thursday, along with historic increases in college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims. ...more

June 20, 2008 |

Let's see if we can figure out who this man is and how he got there. ...more

June 18, 2008 |

Before the 1940s, Republicans in Florida were as rare as cold fronts in August. ...more

May 25, 2008 |

Two approaches at expanding and modernizing educational benefits to military veterans through a new GI bill are clashing in both the U.S. House and Senate. ...more

May 8, 2008 |

Young, working-class and black, Henry Bolden Jr. was not the kind of person who bought a new house in 1946, even in the North. ...more

February 16, 2008 |

Strained by war, recently discharged veterans are having a harder time finding civilian jobs and are more likely to earn lower wages for years partly because of employer concerns about their mental health and overall skills, a government study says. ...more

February 8, 2008 |

SEBRING — When Howard Jenkins retired from the Air Force, he used his veteran benefits to go back to school and improve himself. From his experience, he saw the shortcomings of the military and wanted to help others. After starting as a veterans representative in Winter Haven, he transferred to Sebring in 1992 as a local veteran employment representative for Heartland Workforce. Jenkins enjoys helping the young, returning troops, showing them how to apply and get their earned benefits under the GI bill. ...more

December 17, 2007 |