Regarding "Denying Vote Now Part Of Party Policy" (Commentary, Jan. 27): I agree with Joe Brown that the refusal of both parties to seat the full complement of Florida delegates at their conventions is a disenfranchisement of the voters in the state of Florida. This year, the GOP is only half as bad as the Democrats, unlike in previous years. In those years, state elections officials, who were also the state chairs of GOP campaigns, did all they could to disenfranchise targeted voters in the election that counts - the one in November. ...more

January 29, 2008

TAMPA City attorneys seeking a new trial were struck down, again, in a case of a man who was awarded $18 million after a crash involving a water department truck. ...more

January 23, 2008

With Florida's presidential primary slated for Jan. 29, the truth that all politics are local is coming to Tampa and with repercussions global and historic in scope. ...more

January 16, 2008

With Florida's presidential primary slated for Jan. 29, the truth that all politics are local is coming to Tampa and with repercussions global and historic in scope. ...more

January 16, 2008

Human Resources Director Barbara Dupre has been suspended without pay for five days and given a stern warning that any further misconduct will result in her termination. ...more

January 12, 2008

With no pay for five days; and final warning for county HR Director. ...more

January 11, 2008

Remember when the I-4 corridor was the key to the national elections? Rich in economic and social diversity, from Tampa Bay across the state, here was that perfect mix of Americans who could and would determine the political fate of the country. ...more

January 11, 2008

Change is in the air. Not this week. This week we're wrapped up in the holidays. We still have a few days before we sit down and try to figure out what happened to 2007 and how come nothing seemed to go right while plenty of things went wrong. ...more

December 26, 2007

Mayor David Pugh, Jr. has been tapped by his fellow council members to serve another term with the mostly ceremonial title before his name. ...more

December 4, 2007

Regarding 'Meet Our 2007-08 Community Columnists' (Commentary, Oct. 28): Congratulations on being chosen to write columns for The Tampa Tribune! All 22 of you will be in the spotlight this year. We, your new readers, are eager to discover your talents, read your various opinions and become familiar with your smiling faces. ...more

November 1, 2007