The only thing more distressing than the increasingly darkening state budget picture in Tallahassee is the utter lack of leadership and problem-solving skills being shown by Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Legislature. ...more

December 10, 2008 |

It's a long way from Brooksville to Washington, D.C., as the proverbial crow flies. ...more

November 12, 2008 |

Democrats fared well on the national scene Tuesday. But don't tell that to incumbent Democratic county commissioners Chris Kingsley and Diane Rowden, who were voted out of office and replaced by two self-avowed fiscal conservative Republicans: James Adkins and John Druzbick. ...more

November 6, 2008 |

On a bright October morning, Laura Burkhead pinned her Obama button to her blouse and went job hunting. ...more

October 27, 2008 |

James Adkins says if he doesn't win a county commission seat this time, he's hanging up his political aspirations for good. ...more

October 19, 2008 |

Republican John Legg is seeking a third term representing state House District 46, which covers coastal Pasco County. ...more

October 19, 2008 |

Gov. Sarah Palin's approach is correct. ...more

October 12, 2008 |

Tom Rooney, 37, is almost stereotypically Irish. He's tall, red-haired, flush-faced, freckled, and built like a lumberjack. Actually, he's a former tight end, an Army veteran and an attorney. ...more

October 12, 2008 |

More than 100 students showed up at Wiregrass High School on Tuesday night to watch the presidential debate and talk politics. ...more

October 12, 2008 |

Football's most cherished fundamental also is the simplest to understand. Turnovers, bad. ...more

September 23, 2008 |