Jonathan Rivera may never make it to elementary school. He is dying from a cancer that has left him drained and hairless from three grueling chemotherapy treatments over his short five years. ...more

February 23, 2008

LARGO -- At the urging of his father, a 14-year-old boy broke into the home they lived in until it was foreclosed on and etched a message on a wall – "Kenny was here 2/19/2008" -- Largo police said. ...more

February 21, 2008

Music has always opened doors for SuLing Chou Caballero, director of the Bloomingdale High School Orchestra. ...more

December 5, 2007

A sign of the times came into a barber shop the other day. As I was getting my hair cut, the barber had read my column about how we are being overcome with non-English speaking immigrants, related to me about a happening a few days ago. This orange picker walked into the shop and knew just enough English to query how much for a haircut. He was told with sign language and 10 fingers it would be $10. He then held up five fingers and the barber shook his head no. The man then pointed to a sign that had the number 5:00 and looked for an answer. The sign was one that indicated the hours of operation 8:30-5:00. ...more

October 25, 2007

There's something different this season about Vinny Prospal. At first glance, he doesn't quite look like the same guy. ...more

October 23, 2007

There are some players whose on-field presence is never noticed until they finally make a big play. Once it occurs, they usually return to obscurity. ...more

October 21, 2007

This week's Smackdown pits Bucs receiver Ike Hilliard and cornerback Phillip Buchanon against each other to determine who Tampa Bay's most reliable player is. Winner shows their consistency once again. ...more

October 19, 2007