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TAMPA - The Tampa Tribune laid off 18 newsroom employees today as the newspaper works to reduce its costs and cope with a worsening advertising economy. The job cuts included top managers, mid-level editors, photographers, reporters and some of the paper's most visible faces, including longtime columnist Dan Ruth, who has worked more than 36 years in the newspaper industry, and editorial page editor Rosemary Goudreau. "We have tried to make these cuts so the results are not so obvious to the reader," said Janet Coats, executive editor of the Tribune. At the same time, she said "We've tried to...

As much as I disagree with Daniel Ruth's bleeding- heart liberal politics, I do enjoy reading his columns as I much appreciate his wit and sarcasm. His column on Oct. 21 though, must be countered. I have never understood what it is about law-abiding citizens that scares the antigun crowd so much. What makes it so difficult for them to understand that a criminal, by definition, doesn't follow the law? What, for instance, is so difficult to understand about the fact that a law-abiding citizen isn't going to walk into his place of employment and begin shooting? Does Ruth not...

Why, there hasn't been this much delusion assembled under one roof since Lyndon LaRouche last dined alone. This, of course, was a gathering of the Florida Democratic Party, an organ more endangered than John Daly's liver. Meeting a few days ago in Hollywood, the event drew three contenders for the Democratic gubernatorial nod come next year - state Sen. Rod Smith, Tampa Congressman Jim Davis and former party chairman Scott Maddox. Death row inmates have more of a future than this trio. Gracious, a sacrificial lamb has more of a fighting chance. The candidates from Gallipoli attempted to light a...

Over the course of the past two days I have had a running email dialogue with the Tampa Tribune's token liberal columnist, Daniel Ruth, regarding a column he wrote downplaying Jeb Bush's chances for president in the future. The FR posting and column is: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1364659/posts I thought I'd share the content of the dialogue with all of you since it is comical and shows some insight into the mind of a liberal journalist. You've got to read his column first to appreciate the emails. The emails are as follows: Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 5:22 PM To: Ruth, Daniel J....

It's merely a guess - and an admittedly presumptuous one, too - but here's some unsolicited advice for attorney George Felos - as long as Jeb Bush reigns over Florida, your client Michael Schiavo will never be permitted to allow his brain-damaged wife Terri to die. Even if courts continue to rule in Michael Schiavo's favor? Nope, not even then. Not even if indeed it was Terri's wish never to be simply kept alive as the world's leading Larry King prop?Nope, not even then. Not even if the medical evidence supports the argument that Terri Schiavo's consciousness slipped away 15...