You grew up in Miami. What's more popular, baseball or football? You got the U for football, everyone knows that. But (the University of) Miami is also good in baseball. A lot of good football players come from Miami. So do a lot of good baseball players. I'd say it's even. ...more

March 1, 2010

Debbie Gilmore, the activities director at Sun Terrace, said residents had their Valentine's Day wish come true when children from the AJ's Angels Learning and Enrichment Center in Ruskin visited. ...more

February 24, 2010

The Starting Nine takes a look at issues facing the 2010 Rays. Today: second base, right field and Pat Burrell. ...more

February 17, 2010

Getting food to hungry people is a tough job that just got easier in Highlands County. Thanks to a new food bank that's coming to this area, more people than ever will receive the help they need to feed themselves and their families during these difficult times. ...more

February 14, 2010

Faye Hamilton thought she was getting a free carpet cleaning, but instead discovered roughly $400 missing from her bedroom. ...more

February 13, 2010

The Yiddish expression that declares "for goodness you'll get stoned" - with rocks, for our younger readers - has never been truer than it is today. During the last decade it became evident that Billy Joel was right: the good do die young. Those nasty, vicious, self-serving and evil people around us seem to live forever. They appear to thrive on the venom they exude. ...more

December 28, 2009

TAMPA BAY DOWNS SUNDAY'S RESULTS 1st - Purse $8,000, Maiden Claiming $8,000-$7,000, 2yo, 6 And A Half furlongs. ...more

December 28, 2009

Yesterday I went to a store to make our annual Christmas card from a photo of my daughter. It is very easy to do and there are dozens of choices for a card background, but to my surprise, none are actually Christian. It struck me as odd that they are making a profit off of Christmas but excluding the Christian aspect of it. Oh, there were Santas and snowmen, snowflakes, poinsettias and such. There was Hanukkah and other religions represented but no manger scenes, no angels, no Virgin Mary and no Jesus. ...more

December 15, 2009

The Family Readiness Group for the local Bravo Battery National Guard unit in Avon Park is launching its second annual toy drive for the upcoming Christmas holiday. ...more

November 2, 2009

Video that appeared to show Yankees closer Mariano Rivera spitting on the ball made the Internet rounds Tuesday, with Major League Baseball saying there was no reason to consider any discipline. ...more

October 21, 2009