A 90-year-old Lakeland man who was found this morning in Pasco County. ...more

May 17, 2009

As sergeants go, Paul Ray Smith was part Vince Lombardi, part Michael Phelps and part Gary Cooper. Which is to say, Paul Smith was, from his helmet to his boots, all-Army. ...more

November 2, 2008

What's in a name? Politics, if you ask proud new father Mark Ciptak of Elizabethton, Tenn. Some people distribute bumper stickers, some post campaign signs and others donate cash to support their favorite candidates. Ciptak had another idea – sparked by the birth Friday of his baby girl. ...more

October 16, 2008

It's probably fair to say this wasn't exactly a Founding Fathers moment. ...more

October 11, 2008

Appalachia can be a cold country for liberals, so when word came that the Obama campaign was opening an office in town, Dee Crescitelli started driving by, just to see if it was open yet. ...more

October 6, 2008

Appalachia can be a cold country for liberals, so when word came that the Obama campaign was opening an office in town, Dee Crescitelli started driving by, just to see if it was open yet. ...more

October 5, 2008

Appalachia can be a cold country for liberals, so when word came that the Obama campaign was opening an office in town, Dee Crescitelli started driving by, just to see if it was open yet. ...more

October 5, 2008

By having Barack Obama elected the Democratic presidential candidate by acclamation, Hillary, in a well-orchestrated maneuver, arguably elevated herself to the position of the most powerful woman in the United States. More so than Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. More so even than Oprah. Although the jury is still out on Sarah. ...more

September 12, 2008

At Republican headquarters, 461 S. Commerce, Justine Devlin is being - her words - drowned in phone calls and requests for signs. ...more

September 12, 2008

"The Big Sort" by Bill Bishop with Robert G. Cushing (Houghton Mifflin, $25) ...more

August 24, 2008