Slow-Train Boondoggle The taxpayers of Florida owe a debt of gratitude to the Tampa Tribune for your continuous opposition to the CSX boondoggle. At a time when state government can't pay the bills, the leadership in Tallahassee is willing to give millions to a special interest while ignoring the needs of our citizens. We face budget cuts from health to education, but CSX lives on. ...more

February 15, 2009

Voters weren't that eager for change in the state Legislature. Incumbents dominated the day based on early, unofficial returns. ...more

November 5, 2008

The dueling mailers are in the mail and a relatively quiet state House District 57 race turned noisy at a luncheon Friday. ...more

November 1, 2008

It's experience versus change in the state House District 57 race. Three-term Republican incumbent Faye Culp faces first-time Democratic candidate Yvonne Yolie Capin. The district covers South Tampa and portions of Town 'N Country and Westchase. ...more

October 19, 2008

The event may have been small by some standards, but more than 200 people turned out with their dogs - and a cat - to Summerfield's first pet fair. ...more

October 8, 2008