It was getting on in the afternoon when Jim Norman finally cut to the chase and summed up the situation with some accuracy. ...more

October 23, 2009

Whether it's around the dinner table or just in front of the television, U.S. families say they are spending less time together. ...more

June 16, 2009

Mr Lensis's letter defended Limbaugh's comment that he wants Obama to fail. I'm sorry Mr. Lensis, but no matter how you twist it, how you "rephrase" it, or how people wiggle it around, we all know what Rush said and what he meant. He wanted Obama's policies to fail — which can only mean that the U.S. would go into a depression! And contrary to what you said — I have listened to Rush. I first started listening years ago when he first hit the air waves. Being analytical in nature and a talk radio/news junkie it didn't take long before I noticed that Rush was not quite telling the whole story on many things. He routinely takes statements out of context to push his radical right-wing spin on things. The last straw for me was one lunch hour, on the noon day TV news, I watched a fellow make a statement about something in an interview. Less than an hour later, I heard Rush "quote" this same fellow. Rush left about half the fellow's statement out, which changed the whole meaning. I realized at that point I was being "conned" by Rush. ...more

March 15, 2009

There won't be any awkward Chris Brown moment at the Kids' Choice Awards — the embattled pop star has withdrawn his name from the ballot. ...more

March 11, 2009

One of five Polk County teens accused of beating a classmate last March was sentenced this morning to one year of probation. Britney Mayes was sentenced as a juvenile by Circuit Judge Keith Spoto at the Polk County courthouse in Bartow. ...more

March 5, 2009

A 13-year-old girl is in stable condition at Tampa General Hospital after being stabbed today, Tampa police say. ...more

January 30, 2009

While waiting at the red light by Lowe's going north, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, a young fellow with a cell phone in hand rear-ended my vehicle. He asked if I was hurt, apologized and while I was reaching for pen and paper for information he went in the turn-off lane. Waiting for traffic to clear I did the same, but he didn't stop and just disappeared. ...more

January 8, 2009

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December 26, 2008

King senior running back/defensive back Donovan Celerin has verbally committed to Harvard. ...more

December 18, 2008

I'm writing this on behalf of my adopted Florida mom. Her name is Lorayne Januskiewicz. Lately she's been having some rough times. She's been very down in the dumps for sometime, financially and emotionally, and also has had far more than her share of illnesses. ...more

August 31, 2008