Blame Bush Between your editorials and letters to the editor, a lot of people have been complaining about these United States becoming a socialist state and it being President Barack Obama's fault. ...more

April 1, 2009

At some point a person just has to believe things are getting better. For a lot of Americans, that's almost impossible, and with good reason. But there are flickering signs, and even a few non-partisan experts are saying there is a light at the end of the tunnel. ...more

March 20, 2009

People who live or work around felines might think Diane LaPierre is a little bit crazy. After all, who in their right mind would willingly trim any cat's claws? ...more

March 11, 2009

The Big East's worst two scoring teams, South Florida and Rutgers, combined for the fewest points in the league this season. ...more

March 7, 2009

Donna Byrne's horses are happy. Settled into stalls at a horse auction north of Ocala, Tonto and Jay spent Saturday resting and munching on grain. But they still have a long walk ahead of them. ...more

February 22, 2009

Donna Byrne's horses are happy. Settled into stalls at a horse auction north of Ocala, Tonto and Jay spent today resting and munching on grain. But they have a long ride ahead of them. ...more

February 21, 2009

Everyone wondered how long it would take Duke to recover from its blowout loss at Clemson. It turned out the fourth-ranked Blue Devils needed about a half to find themselves again. ...more

February 8, 2009

Had it not been for the food writing of Jeff Houck, I am 1,000 percent positive I would no longer be a subscriber to The Tampa Tribune. The paper has dismissed all of the columnists I have read for years. You've had tons of messages about them, so you know who I am talking about. ...more

December 22, 2008

Early December fishing in the South Shore waters of Tampa Bay has been more productive than in the month of November. It has been unseasonably cold for late fall fishing, and then we got a sudden reprieve of light winds and moderate temperatures. ...more

December 17, 2008

The Wildcats held the Gators without a field goal during overtime to win 53-47 ...more

December 10, 2008