Drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico could harm Florida's economy by interfering with military training and testing in the Gulf and cutting activity at Florida bases, Sen. Bill Nelson told the Tampa Chamber of Commerce on Monday. ...more

November 10, 2009

There's been a lot of talk recently about how oil drilling has made the Texas and Louisiana coast look dirty. ...more

November 10, 2009

I've had a few questions lately about this idea of Florida getting oil-drilling revenues to help with its sagging budget - and things like schools. If you're swayed by this argument and big oil's latest push to put rigs off the tourism state, then you need to know something: Oil money from federal leases cannot be used for that kind of stuff. It can only be used to clean up the mess and damages from drilling. ...more

June 16, 2009

Challenging 38-year incumbent C.W. Bill Young for Congress is daunting, but Dunedin Mayor Bob Hackworth thinks he has the key. ...more

October 19, 2008

James Tullis of Clearwater says Republican Club ad about Barack Obama was not far off mark. ...more

October 18, 2008

Vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin repeated the McCain campaign's recent themes - mainly bashing Barack Obama on taxes and vowing more domestic oil drilling - in a speech Sunday to a huge crowd that sweltered in an outdoor square at this huge retirement complex. ...more

September 22, 2008

Think Of The Economy Regarding "Call to 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Misleads Nation, Threatens Florida" (Our Opinion, Sept. 7): ...more

September 14, 2008

Feudalistic Society ...more

September 11, 2008

As we emerge from Labor Day, college students are gathering back on campuses not only to start the fall semester, but also, in some cases, to vote for the first time in a presidential election. There is no bigger issue on campuses these days than environment/energy. ...more

September 5, 2008

A majority of people – 57 percent – think Gov. Charlie Crist is doing a good job, but that's down from 61 percent who thought the same thing less than a year ago. ...more

August 28, 2008