The illegal workers are basically taking over this country with the help of the bleeding hearts and the inability of our government to stop this invasion. I have a friend that just closed his concrete and block laying business and went north to take a job that he could not find here. He had been in business for several years and is a born and bred American employing about 12 people. He is now out of business and having to change his life and his family's lives because of immigration. Our system is based on free enterprise and it is no longer a level playing field when people come to this country and are willing to live in Third World conditions, and willing to take a low wage from unscrupulous employers. ...more

January 13, 2008

The second of four suspects accused in a purported scheme to hide the source of $800,000 sent in a suitcase to finance the campaign of Argentina's president pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday. ...more

December 29, 2007

This country's new president reacted furiously Thursday to accusations by U.S. prosecutors that an intercepted suitcase full of cash from Venezuela was meant to finance her election campaign, calling the charge "garbage in international politics." ...more

December 14, 2007

For the first time in seven years, the city is poised to charge builders and developers more for shepherding their projects through the permitting process. ...more

October 13, 2007

The plan was simple: pass a half-cent sales tax, and for 30 years Hillsborough County residents would reap the benefit. ...more

October 12, 2007

Regarding '9 Die As Myanmar's Violence Escalates' (Nation/World, Sept. 28): Once again we see a pattern emerging: A country cowed under a dictatorship is moved by some event to protest. The people do so peacefully, led by peaceful persons, in this case, Buddhist monks. Then more and more people join in. The government tries to keep it quiet from the outside world and tries to pretend that all is well. Then the government moves into violence, beats the leaders, and murders people in the streets. Try though it might, it cannot keep the world from knowing about it. ...more

September 30, 2007

It's not a shock by any means that the Pasco County School Board and county commission haven't been able to iron out a new interlocal agreement as part of a state law that takes effect next year tying the approval of new residential development to school capacity. For years, the two governments have been sparring about the same issues and haven't been able to forge an agreement. ...more

September 16, 2007

At a time when governments are cutting budgets, some people are still getting raises. USF President Judy Genshaft's compensation is up 32 percent. ...more

September 3, 2007