The Special Operations paratrooper who died Thursday afternoon after landing in a lake at Gadsden Park has been identified as Col. James L. Merchant III, 46. ...more

January 31, 2009

Voters all across the state have an opportunity to protect the interest of children, by casting a yes vote for Amendment 2. State legislatures all across the country understand that the marriage-based, two-parent family, consisting of a father and a mother, offers the best socioeconomic safeguards for children. This is why 26 states affirm marriage as the exclusive union of one man and one woman in their constitutions. Additionally, 19 more states (including Florida), have prohibitions against same-sex marriage or polygamy in their statutes. ...more

October 25, 2008

Two-thirds of a century ago, Kathleen Wyman drove her brother to California to join the Navy. From there, he shipped out to the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor. ...more

September 6, 2008

If finishing one place away from making your country's Olympic team is the toughest place to finish at the trials, then fourth place at the Olympic Games is probably an even more difficult spot to take. ...more

August 13, 2008

Andrew Massari owns and operates Model Cash Grocery, 125 S. Hyde Park Ave., one of the city's remaining mom-and-pops. ...more

June 28, 2008

It was one cross among hundreds: White stone, about three feet high, glittery flecks sparkling in the sun. ...more

December 19, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Every guest of honor Thursday at the Better Living Community Center was born prior to the end of World War I in 1918. About 20 partiers in this exclusive club were all at least 90 years old. The annual Happy and Healthy 90s Club started seven years ago when Dr. Antonio Roa invited his oldest patients to a party. "People are always having parties for the young ones, but nobody gives appreciation to or recognizes our older ones," Roa said. The event was sponsored by Florida Home Health and featured music from a time before the invention of Velcro, Ziplock bags and DVD players. ...more

November 17, 2007

The road was wet, the weather was cloudy, and Nick Bollea was speeding when he wrecked his 1998 Toyota Supra, critically injuring passenger John Graziano, police say. ...more

October 17, 2007

CLEARWATER - The road was wet, the weather was cloudy, and Nick Bollea was speeding when he wrecked his 1998 Toyota Supra, critically injuring passenger John Graziano, police say. These are the few tidbits of information on the Aug. 26 wreck contained in a six-page crash report released Tuesday by the Clearwater Police Department. ...more

October 16, 2007

There was a time when things were simply black or white. Yes or no. Good or bad. Today, thanks to lawyers, liberals and political correctness, we have a lot of gray areas mixed in with a bunch of maybes and a gaggle of what ifs. You've heard of the 40 shades of green of Ireland popularized by Johnny Cash. Well we have the 40 (at least) shades of gray. Nobody can do any wrong because their actions seem to be permitted somewhere within the boundaries of one of the gray areas. I guess that today Moses would come down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments and their 40 amendments – each. ...more

September 29, 2007