I am surprised you printed Keith O'Dell's diatribe against John Nash. Even with your follow-up correcting Mr. O'Dell's assertion that Mr. Nash's column violated "journalism," something he certainly should have known, you simply provided a forum for Mr. O'Dell to spew venom at Mr. Nash, with virtually nothing to justify it. ...more

November 4, 2009

New law a life saver A recent article in this paper indicates the state of Florida has finally caught up with my 2007 Buick Lucerne. Since the day I drove it out of the Rick Mathews Buick parking lot, it lets me know if I have failed to fasten my seat belt. If I have a passenger in the other front seat, the car also beeps again to indicate that the other seat belt should also be fastened. ...more

July 5, 2009

Two Lake Placid men died earlier this week after being involved in a two-vehicle accident in Putnam County. ...more

June 14, 2009

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies on Wednesday were warning drivers who were not wearing seat belts about an important change in the law at the end of the month. ...more

June 11, 2009

If a family has lost private health insurance, a new law shortens the waiting time before switching to the state KidCare program. ...more

May 26, 2009

A 58-year-old woman was killed this morning in a two-car wreck on State Road 570 in Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

May 2, 2009

The Florida Senate has passed a measure that toughens the state's seat belt law. ...more

April 28, 2009

A Tampa woman died after a Saturday morning crash on Interstate 75 near Wesley Chapel. ...more

April 19, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol has released the name of a woman who was killed Thursday night in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 275. ...more

April 17, 2009

Three people were injured Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of State Road 66 and Skipper Road. ...more

March 20, 2009