Recently The Ledger invited me to write an article on Barbara Mee and her book about the working relationship she had with the late Sen. Ted Stevens from Alaska titled “Sen. Ted and Mee.” As is almost always the...

• Approximate number of words devoted to the unraveling of a vitally important–but complicated–U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf region, with major implications for U.S. gas prices, our soldiers deployed in the...

Jessica Mullan posted this three days ago (9/25) via TwitVid: “Newscaster didn’t know she was on the air (: Bay News 9 FAIL.” Someone was not paying attention to the LIVE TV feed in the control room....

The Ledger on Tuesday noted with justifiable pride that Shoshana Walter, perhaps the paper’s most promising young reporter since I worked there (that’s a joke, by the way), recently won a prestigious national...

They’ll open in a window here. You won’t need to load Hulu. Careful, click play once and you might end up watching all 66. Then again, to pay for that ease you have to see a few 6 second Coke commercials. If...

This evening, PolkVoice.com contributors were informed of the pending closing of their local blogging host. The service was supported by area newspaper, The Ledger and the notice was written by Ledger Managing...

Most of the Lakeland Local contributors have moved the majority of their work to MetroI4News.com. The reason is simple: we’re expanding. At Metro I4 News, we present articles and commentary for the entire Central...

If you haven’t read the story by now, the three youths who placed the explosive devices on the downtown parking garage turned themselves in Monday night. They claimed they were merely making a commercial for a Mountain...

A year ago, Rosemary Goudreau didn’t expect to be in her current position. With over 30 years as a journalist, and in her fifth year at the Tampa Tribune, Goudreau started last November as the Tribune editorial page...

Today is “Buy A Newspaper Day.” The effort is an attempt to get readers offline and back to purchasing their local newspaper. The fact the campaign was conducted entirely online doesn’t escape...

On TheLedger.com this morning I discovered an unexpected gem: Why aren’t the fiscal conservatives or the fiscally responsible in Tallahassee asking why the state of Florida is paying a national corporation that made a...

Metro I4 News is a mixture of bloggers, columnists, and news links delivering information of interest to the residents of the Interstate 4 corridor. This morning, with Madoff and Sons – a Paternal Sacrifice? MI4...

On my way to meet Darby Critendon, I saw that Bennigans caught fire this morning. Stopping to check, I found Ledger reporter Rick Rousos on the scene. Make sure to catch tomorrow’s Ledger for the details. I’m...

The Tribune had quite a local front on Sunday. First, and most remarkably, Executive Editor Janet Coats and Publisher Denise Palmer co-wrote (one wonders how much co-writing was really involved) a top of the page declaration...