And it won't be the last time. Congress goes through this exercise with regularity - about every 10 years lately. ...more

January 24, 2010

Maybe we knew, at some unconscious, instinctive level, that it would be an era best forgotten. Whatever the reason, we got through the first decade of the new millennium without ever agreeing on what to call it. The aughts? The naughties? Whatever. (Yes, I know that strictly speaking the millennium didn't begin until 2001. Do we really care?) ...more

December 29, 2009

Trillions and trillions of dollars were lost and spent in 2009. Our politicians continue to show their corruption with utterly disgusting grabs for power, even passing a bride-laden health care plan on Christmas Eve that nearly a supermajority of Americans opposes. But let's take a step back for a moment. ...more

December 26, 2009

Two community-minded women are friendly contenders for an annual award named for the late Sharon Carter, known until her death in 2007 as the face and the heart of the Seffner Chamber of Commerce. ...more

January 14, 2009

Thousands of Microsoft's Zune media players — the software company's answer to Apple's iPod — unexpectedly conked out Wednesday and showed users an error message, prompting references to "Y2K for Zunes." ...more

January 1, 2009

Happy New Year from Microsoft Corp.: Your Zune is dead. Thousands of Microsoft's Zune media players - the software company's answer to Apple Inc.'s iPod - unexpectedly conked out Wednesday and showed users an error message, prompting references to "Y2K for Zunes." The problems appeared when people tried to start up their devices. ...more

January 1, 2009

Thousands of Microsoft's Zune media players — the software company's answer to Apple Inc.'s iPod — unexpectedly conked out today and showed users an error message, prompting references to "Y2K for Zunes." The problems appeared when people tried to start up their devices. ...more

December 31, 2008

An Indian warship destroyed a suspected pirate vessel Tuesday off the Horn of Africa. It was the second time in a week that India has used force to fight piracy off the eastern coast of Africa. ...more

November 29, 2008

George Bernard Shaw quipped, "England and America are two countries separated by the same language." ...more

August 29, 2008

A friend stopped me on the sidewalk the other day with exciting news. "I'm reading The Tampa Tribune again," he said. "I thought you'd like to know." ...more

August 20, 2008