President John F. Kennedy asked Americans to ask not what their country could do for them, but what they could do for their country. These days, our two presidential nominees won't dare ask for personal sacrifice. Both are convinced they will lose an election as a result. We're not so sure. ...more

October 22, 2008

Federal officials are pushing ahead with an experiment to reduce rampant flight delays across the nation by auctioning off takeoff and landing times at New York City area airports, where most delays begin. ...more

October 10, 2008

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed America on so many levels it can be difficult to get a grip on the day's significance. ...more

September 11, 2008

His voice firm, his wave familiar, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention on Monday night that his is "a season of hope" for an era of justice and fair prosperity with the election of Sen. Barack Obama as president. ...more

August 26, 2008

Election Can't Come Soon Enough I wonder why Cheney (he's the real president, right?) sent in uniformed troops to Georgia with supplies, when our service people are already stretched thin, with two wars, plus National Guard people helping out. ...more

August 16, 2008

Airline industry woes are giving airports across the nation a shrinking feeling. ...more

August 14, 2008

When I heard people heckling Barack Obama during his campaign stop at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg last Friday, my first thought was they were Hillary Clinton supporters or conservatives out to make life miserable for the liberal Democrat. As it turned out, the six Obama-haters weren't from the right wing but from the far left - and just happened to be black. ...more

August 10, 2008

TAMPA - JetBlue Airways on Nov. 2 will inaugurate a daily flight between Tampa International Airport and Westchester County Airport, which serves New York, Connecticut and some New Jersey areas. ...more

July 15, 2008

Settling For Mediocrity Today it will be 232 years since our forefathers declared independence from England and began what we now call America. ...more

July 4, 2008

Even Hillary Clinton critics are feeling a bit sorry for her these days. Barack Obama has moved on, and so has the campaign for the presidency. Recall a year ago when most people thought it would be the Republicans who would still be struggling to find a candidate and Hillary would be standing tall, waiting for her next foe. Things change a lot in a year. Obama has all but won, even if he technically hasn't wrapped up the Democratic nomination. He will, and there's little hope for Clinton. Where did it all go wrong? Most people agree that Clinton got waylaid by an Illinois twister. Few times in United States history has a political dynamo entered the scene. It happened when Abraham Lincoln ran for office, and again when John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert ran for the presidency. Since then, it's been fairly quiet. ...more

May 22, 2008