When we think of "Sleeping Beauty," as so many of us often do, the 1959 Walt Disney film comes to mind. The beautiful princess is cursed, pricks her finger on an outlawed spindle, falls into a coma and awaits the handsome prince to save her with a kiss. ...more

March 13, 2009

You've got to love Charlie Crist. With so much negative energy pressing on this economy, the governor's "I believe in Florida" message stands as an inspiration and a lesson in functional economics. ...more

March 11, 2009

You've got to love Charlie Crist. With so much negative energy pressing on this economy, the governor's "I believe in Florida" message stands as an inspiration and a lesson in functional economics. ...more

March 11, 2009

"How old are you?" fires Nancy Nolan Huhta at the handsome, blond gentleman seated across from her. ...more

February 14, 2009

We all love a good love story. When this essay came across our desk, we wondered if it was fact or fiction. ...more

February 14, 2009

In an era where everything seems to happen online, a local group of singles looking for love the old-fashioned way. ...more

February 13, 2009

Los Angeles police say Chris Brown has turned himself in to authorities investigating an alleged felony battery involving the R&B singer. ...more

February 9, 2009

A couple of perennials are blooming again in the corridors of the county commission. I, and more with me, am tired of the hassle. Both THE Bus and Hernando Beach's dredging project should be put in mothballs for at least a decade. ...more

February 5, 2009

A couple of perennials are blooming again in the corridors of the county commission. ...more

February 5, 2009

A young girl with long, dark hair backs away from a closed door. Moments later, she curls into a ball at the foot of a bed as an adult enters, unrolling a belt like a strap. ...more

December 20, 2008