A bill that aims to outlaw texting behind the wheel passed a key House committee Wednesday in Tallahassee. ...more

March 12, 2010

Readers at TBO.com had plenty to say about proposals to make texting while driving illegal in Florida. No fewer than a dozen bills that address cell phone use and texting while driving in the Sunshine State are on the table in Tallahassee. To read the story, take part in an online poll, check out other comments or add your own, go to Brandon.tbo.com and search for "texting-while-driving" in the search box at the top of the page. Below is a selection of some of the comments. ...more

March 10, 2010

Rich Glorioso, R-Plant City, is one of 20 state representatives so far to co-sponsor House Bill 41, introduced in October by Rep. Doug Holder, R-Sarasota. If passed, the bill would ban Floridians from sending or receiving electronic text messages while driving. ...more

March 3, 2010

You won't catch Rich Glorioso texting behind the wheel while he treks to Tallahassee. ...more

March 3, 2010

You won't see Rich Glorioso texting behind the wheel today while he treks to Tallahassee. ...more

March 1, 2010

between 41 and 58 each year. ...more

February 27, 2010

NOW mischaracterized Regarding "NOW's one dimension" (Letter of the Day, Jan. 28): ...more

January 30, 2010

Letters to the editor from our Jan. 23 North Pinellas print edition. ...more

January 23, 2010

People who want to help earthquake victims by collecting clothing or other supplies are finding that most major charitable organizations only take cash. ...more

January 16, 2010

In the last decade TV news reporters have inaccurately used the terms: "next" "straight ahead" and "but first" when they really meant "eventually" or "sooner or later." This should have served as a cautionary notice for a breakdown in communication. ...more

January 8, 2010