Like the manual typewriter and the eight-track tape, the milk crate may disappear from existence. ...more

July 20, 2008

Thirty-two years ago this summer, the Bucs were preparing for their first season, the Lightning and Rays were weather terms and not local sports teams, the University of Florida, Florida State and Miami had zilch national football championships, Tampa Jai-Alai was flourishing at the fronton on South Dale Mabry and a junior at UF started covering the Gators as a sports correspondent for The Tampa Tribune. Thirty-two years later, it's time to say goodbye. ...more

June 20, 2008

When I was a youngster, there was a saying that we loved to recite, and it went something like this: "Never judge a book by its cover because you may miss out on some good reading." That is the way I feel about the history of black schools in Pasco County, because you could easily be misled into thinking they were not up to par. Compared to instruction today, I would have to beg your pardon. ...more

December 9, 2007