Health Care In Canada I'm confused by Gene Costain's article Jan. 24 ("Universal Health Care For Elephant, Mouse," Views). Is he for or against universal health care or just writing about the poor job journalists have done reporting the facts about it? I'm hoping to provide a little more clarity. ...more

January 28, 2009

A motion to consider extending health care coverage to unmarried partners of Hillsborough County employees was defeated by a 5-2 vote of county commissioners. ...more

January 22, 2009

A crowd is expected this morning when the Hillsborough County Commission discusses health care benefits for domestic partners of county employees. ...more

January 22, 2009

A crowd is expected Thursday when the Hillsborough County Commission discusses providing health care benefits to domestic partners of county employees. Members of gay and lesbian organizations say they will pack the commission chambers to speak in favor of providing the benefits. Conservative groups also are expected to show up in force. ...more

January 21, 2009

After working 28 years for a Park Avenue publishing company in New York, Linda Quirk of Brandon was pretty confident of her job security. ...more

January 14, 2009

After working 28 years for a Park Avenue publishing company in New York, Linda Quirk of Brandon was pretty confident of her job security. ...more

January 13, 2009

Energy And Economy, Intertwined On energy and climate change, Barack Obama's focus has shifted markedly over the course of the year as the economy has weakened. ...more

November 9, 2008

Sue Martin does her best to be a dutiful and loving daughter. So when her 84-year-old mother finally retired from a family electronics business - at age 82 - Martin bought the small three-bedroom ranch house next door to her own home in Claymont, Del., and moved her mother in. ...more

October 19, 2008

First, I will give the current administration the benefit of the doubt. I can overlook the lost evidence and the cases that will subsequently be dropped. A few lucky criminals will get away. I can look past the deceit of the two different reports on the evidence audit. I will also look past the verbal abuse while in uniform of a county commissioner on a darkened parking lot. I can also overlook her other well documented explosive temper episodes, which have been reported widely. ...more

October 16, 2008

The state of the economy is the uppermost concern of all Americans. ...more

October 6, 2008