John Himler and Dori Landrum both have smiles that can light up a room as they greet players and hand out generous amounts of Heartland hospitality at the Harder Hall Women's Invitational. ...more

January 10, 2009

There is no place like Bryant Stadium, where Lakeland High football games literally are larger than life. ...more

December 11, 2008

Wednesday began like any other day for Tom and Beverly Guire: Get out of bed, stretch, glance out the window to gauge the weather. ...more

December 4, 2008

Frank Evans fondly remembered. ...more

December 4, 2008

The price of gasoline and the slumping economy didn't stop Santa from visiting Avon Park Monday. ...more

December 3, 2008

I've always had a major problem with arithmetic. It's on the wrong side of my brain. But I can remember poetry and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, whose sonnet I quote in the headline, sprang to mind as soon as I got off the adding machine. ...more

November 26, 2008

George Steinbrenner's 35-year reign as boss of the New York Yankees ended Thursday when he passed control of baseball's most famous team to his youngest son, Hal. ...more

November 20, 2008

Most of us in Sun City Center are retired, right? We should be taking it easy, right? At our age we should have learned to be courteous and kind to each other, right? Well, something's not working quite right. I've only been flipped a "splendid digit" twice in my life, and both times were in our town. Once was by a gentleman who didn't like it that I had to screech my brakes to avoid hitting him as he turned his golf cart left in front of me from the right lane. The other time was by, pardon the expression, a little old lady. ...more

November 12, 2008

Many women enjoy shopping. I must have missing chromosomes, as I don't like to shop. If you want to torture me, ask me to go shopping with you. And as a senior, I need to be fairly frugal. Going to Brandon is a no-no on several counts - gas usage, shopping temptations and time spent. ...more

November 5, 2008

Clyde Priest said he "just flipped" before striking a bicyclist with his golf cart. ...more

October 23, 2008