Opinion Pieces

  • Declaring Independence From Big Oil
    Jul 4, 2008 - Hardworking Tampa Bay area families are being squeezed by the rising costs of health care, housing, property insurance and, of course, gas prices. Many reformers have been standing up to the White House and urging them for years to change direction and focus on long-term solutions to our energy chal... More
  • Core Of Energy Bill Promotes Conservation And Independence
    Dec 10, 2007 - The energy bill just passed by the U.S. House is far from perfect, but it would give the nation a hearty push toward energy conservation, a push Congress has avoided for too long. The most important features would, by 2020, raise vehicle fuel-economy standards to 35 miles per gallon and require tha... More
  • Castor On The Fast Track
    Sep 2, 2007 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor returned to Tampa for the August congressional recess glad to be home and eager to discuss what she's been up to since leaving for Washington in January. She's a particularly busy freshman. She appears to be a favorite of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and with the Democrats ... More
  • Warriors Home in Washington
    Apr 7, 2007 - The House has acted swiftly to deal with some of the shameful conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan were discovered foundering in slum-like billets and bureaucratic neglect as outpatients. A measure creating a stronger system of case managers,... More