Let's be honest. Most of us won't have the opportunity, much less the money, to attend this evening's Super Bowl. And we weren't invited to the A-list parties and didn't encounter Bruce Springsteen or even Paris Hilton on the sidewalk. ...more

February 1, 2009

Monday will be the second anniversary of a tragic time in our county. It's the date State Trooper Sgt. Nick Sottile was shot down along U.S. 27 north of Lake Placid. It's a date that those who knew Sottile, and those who did not, were in shock at the brutality that happened that afternoon against a man known and loved in his community. ...more

January 11, 2009

Gary Ansulewicz sees some irony in the signs foretelling the beginning of construction to widen Causeway Boulevard. ...more

January 30, 2008

After spending two weeks on Indian Rocks Beach during the Christmas holidays and reading Mike Salinero's article "How Green Are We?" (Dec. 22) my answer would have to be "Not nearly green enough." I grew up in Pinellas County, but I live in Norway. ...more

January 22, 2008

Reflecting on the old and making plans for the new. That's how we spent the last week of 2007. Not a bad thing — perhaps. We actually took the entire week off. After celebrating Christmas with a number of our children, we parked ourselves on Fort Myers Beach for the week. Alternating with hours of sheer relaxation just gazing at a clear blue sky, we read two books, shared our thoughts and dreams with each other, and listed our goals for the New Year. Although neither one of us is big on making New Year's resolutions, what we did last week felt good. In fact, we're seriously considering taking off the last week of every year. ...more

January 4, 2008