Gov. Sarah Palin's home church was badly damaged by arson, leading the governor to apologize if the fire was connected to "undeserved negative attention" from her failed campaign as the Republican vice presidential nominee. ...more

December 13, 2008

Zoo Needs Good Cleaning I have been a volunteer docent at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo for over six years, which is why I've kept my mouth shut up to now, but enough is enough. Read the exact words used by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in temporarily revoking the memberships of both zoo President Lex Salisbury and animal Collections Director Larry Killmar: "for intentionally failing to abide" by the association's policies, etc. ...more

December 10, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist took a pricey 12-day trip to Europe this summer, hitting taxpayers with a large bill amid a sagging economy, according to a report Sunday by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Crist flew to London, Paris, St. Petersburg (the one in Russia) and Madrid to drum up business, but the tab came in much higher than planned. Here's a look at how his trip went, moneywise: ...more

December 9, 2008

Even before former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee spoke at Bell Shoals Baptist Church on Sunday morning, people were singing and dancing in the sanctuary. ...more

December 8, 2008

Kudos to Bob Kurabieski, Bob Munsell and John Booth for putting that person in his place; I am not sure where Mr. Gillis' place is, but I know where I would put him. Mr. Gillis, I have read some of your garbage over the years, always controversial and full of rumors, half truths, innuendos, and downright lies. ...more

December 8, 2008

Even before former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee spoke at Bell Shoals Baptist Church Sunday morning, people were singing and dancing in the sanctuary. ...more

December 7, 2008

One of the two Indian men arrested for illegally buying mobile phone cards used by the gunmen in the Mumbai attacks was a counterinsurgency police officer who may have been on an undercover mission, security officials said Saturday, demanding his release. ...more

December 7, 2008

When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a crank call. So Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen hung up. But, the Miami Herald reports, this was no prank. ...more

December 4, 2008

Rose Ann Bright of New Port Richey says the Republican Party needs to regroup and be ready for victory in 2012. ...more

December 3, 2008

This letter is to thank Robert K. Munsell, USAF retired, for defending John McCain. I am amazed at the junk people write based on things they know nothing about. The only one who can understand a combat veteran is another combat veteran. ...more

December 2, 2008