Most new murals are now banned from the historic district, even though an artist whose painting touched off a controversy said his work was misunderstood. ...more

October 21, 2009

This proposed state tax on the cigar industry is outright gender bias. ...more

April 17, 2009

Editor's note: Dolly Cummings is the manager of Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center in Ruskin. ...more

April 1, 2009

"John Lennon: The Life," by Philip Norman (Ecco, $35) ...more

January 11, 2009

Barefoot with black pants pulled up above his calves, loose fitting white shirt, bandana and straw hat, Sebring High junior Marcos Oliva was ready to dance. ...more

October 12, 2008

We are finally on the other side of the world. That was the longest plane trip I have ever taken in my life! We left Tampa Saturday afternoon and we did not check into my hotel until Monday. The time change and losing a day because we crossed the International Date Line killed us. ...more

May 27, 2008

How do you guard a museum collection so priceless no one will put a value on it? ...more

February 10, 2008

Nobody ran around with painted faces shouting 'Freedom.' Yet this clan of Celts gathered recently to celebrate the Battle of Stirling Bridge, immortalized in the movie 'Braveheart.' ...more

September 22, 2007

Indonesia will build a $7.5 million tsunami museum in Aceh province to commemorate the 230,000 people who died when towering waves crashed into Asian coastlines nearly three years ago. ...more

September 2, 2007