I just read a letter to the editor by Jerry Fennell. As most of you know, Mr. Fennell will not let candidates speak for themselves. One thing I'm sure of, Ron Grimming will not answer questions that he can be critiqued on. I was in support of Mrs. Stewart until she found that Mr. Cool was not going to run. ...more

October 8, 2008

The convictions and possible sentences for O.J. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart are: ...more

October 5, 2008

On Sept. 17, there was a letter admonishing Mayr Malool. I would just like to say that I have read her comments and find them truthful and artfully done. I enjoy reading her comments, as well as others. I keep most letters to re-read as comments warrant. ...more

September 20, 2008

Jurors in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping trial on Friday heard a recording of the football star angrily accusing two memorabilia dealers of stealing his mementoes and saying, "Don't let nobody out of this room." ...more

September 20, 2008

An FBI expert testified via videotape Wednesday in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial that it's impossible to tell whether an audio tape of the hotel room confrontation was altered, but the judge said she still might let jurors hear the recording. ...more

September 18, 2008

A sports memorabilia dealer who claims O.J. Simpson and five other men robbed him at gunpoint testified Tuesday that some of the items taken from him were the former football star's family heirlooms. ...more

September 17, 2008

On Monday, I went to meet candidates. I thought I knew everything about everything. I was wrong. There were political people there; there were people interested in the welfare of all of us. Andy Jackson admitted he/they might have done better. What he did not say is they could have done worse. Jeri Canale has knowledge of the county commissioner's job. Jeff Carlson has a political agenda that wants to cut, cut, cut. It is my opinion that we have been cut so much, we have been bled, to where we don't have blood to give to Red Cross. ...more

August 14, 2008

Thousands of hybrid tea rose blossoms provide a spectacular roadside attraction. ...more

August 6, 2008

A 62-year-old man died late Sunday after being struck by a car about 10:30 p.m. while walking on State Road 60 in Brandon, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

June 30, 2008

LITHIA - A motorist killed Sunday while trying to check on the condition of an owl she had hit was an animal lover who "died doing what she loved doing," a neighbor said. ...more

June 9, 2008