This letter is being sent to address concerns of infrastructure and ongoing maintenance regarding the Oak Hill Cemetery located in Lake Placid. Our parents started visiting Lake Placid over 50 years ago, purchase property and have lived there full time for over 25 years. Our father (deceased since 2005) would many times refer to Lake Placid as God's country. However, the town does not seem so special when visiting the cemetery; as we understand, a town responsibility. It is difficult enough to lose a loved one but when visiting the cemetery which is in such disrepair; it only creates additional sadness and anxiety. Mom and dad decided a long time ago that they wanted to remain in Lake Placid, even after burial. One might ask why. ...more

November 17, 2009

I am happy to see a reader (B. Flanagan, Nov. 2) admitting he voted to make Barack Obama president. I am also happy to see he admitted that "they" forgot what it takes to make a change and correct what "they" think are mistakes of the past. ...more

November 3, 2009

I don't see what is so hard about light-rail transit planning in Tampa. In the mornings traffic is grid-locked from downtown out to the fairgrounds on Interstate 4 and on Interstate 275 up to around the dog track. ...more

October 30, 2009

It has been a long time since I received a speeding ticket. Knock on wood that I didn't just jinx myself. ...more

October 28, 2009

It has been a long time since I received a speeding ticket. Knock on wood that I didn't just jinx myself. ...more

October 28, 2009

Donovan McNabb is ready to pull on the No. 5 jersey, take the snap, drop back and throw the ball downfield. ...more

October 8, 2009

I am desperately looking for my 5 year old fawn colored male pug, Cosmo. He escaped from the fenced back yard this week. ...more

September 19, 2009

The University of South Florida will be without wide receiver Jessie Hester for Saturday's game at Western Kentucky. ...more

September 11, 2009

Are you ready for some indescribably "happy news?" After a long illness, I am finally as the young people say, "getting back in the groove." ...more

September 9, 2009

A Tampa woman who has been waiting more than two decades to hear that the killer of her parents is dead has finally gotten her wish. ...more

September 8, 2009