A bill proposed by Sen. Ronda Storms of Valrico to abandon the longstanding requirement that legal ads and notices be published in a local newspaper would make it harder for citizens to know what their governments are doing. ...more

March 30, 2009

Here are a couple more letters on your experiences in Florida emergency rooms. Everyone seems to have his or her own tale. Instead of publishing more of them I'd prefer to hear possible solutions such as patient representatives to local urgent care centers. ...more

February 17, 2009

This week you told me about your experiences in waiting rooms at Tampa Bay area hospitals in response to a column about a personal experience with an 87-year-old woman. You wrote me about what I think is every hospital in the region, from Sebring to Ocala. ...more

February 10, 2009

"Oh, it's sore, but not too bad." Some people are like that. I had driven my mom down to visit someone in the intensive care unit at Tampa General Hospital, and she had taken off her jacket and was trying to put on the required gown mask and gloves. That's when I noticed one arm was swollen so much she looked like Popeye. ...more

February 6, 2009

Remember the scene in the movie "City Slickers," when Billy Crystal's character suggests to his despondent friend that, just like the "do-overs" in their childhood baseball games, maybe it's time for a "do-over" of life itself? ...more

January 3, 2009

Three people were hurt this morning when a sport utility vehicle crashed into the waiting room of a dentist's office. ...more

October 27, 2008

I was the new guy, no health insurance, no money and I needed to see a doctor. ...more

October 27, 2008

An elderly Boynton Beach man with Alzheimer's Disease has been found about 60 miles from where he was last seen. ...more

October 15, 2008

Days before her appointment at University Community Hospital's new Breast Care Center, Ana Sonnier had painted a mental image of what to expect during her first visit. ...more

September 24, 2008

Dane showed her feisty side at first. The caged 250-pound African lioness spread her jaw, displaying her lethal teeth. Unfazed, her caretakers rubbed her soft face and patted her back. ...more

August 20, 2008