QUESTION: Why is it that children are often the most obnoxious and irritating on vacations and at other times when parents specifically try to please them? On those special days, you'd think the kids would say to themselves, "Wow! Mom and Dad are doing something really nice for us, taking us on this great vacation. We're going to give them a break and be really good kids today." Isn't that reasonable? ...more

December 4, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The Land O' Lakes High School volleyball season may be completed, but Kaela Nassief's work is not done. The outside hitter, known for her "Killer Floater" serves, once scored seven aces in a match. Her coach, Michelle Griffin, considers Nassief one of the team's best servers. ...more

November 19, 2007

You probably don't know the name Emile Hirsch. Not yet at least. He's a young, good-looking, up-and-coming actor who's been working steadily for the past few years now - he was the guy who lusted after Elisha Cuthbert in 'The Girl Next Door'; maybe that'll ring a bell. ...more

October 21, 2007

Bucs receiver Ike Hilliard will spend today on an airplane, take a bus to a Detroit hotel, enjoy a few hours of personal time, attend a team meeting at 8 p.m., then get some sleep before Sunday's game. ...more

October 20, 2007

All week, Berkeley Prep volleyball coach Randy Dagostino prepared himself for his 700th career win. After beating Lennard in three games (25-5, 25-9, 25-11) Wednesday to reach the milestone, however, the coach was unprepared for the celebration that would follow. ...more

October 11, 2007

There's nothing as fleeting as today's newspaper or as useless as yesterday's - unless, of course, you collect history, like Mike Long. ...more

October 2, 2007

When 10-year-old Marie Grandguillotte goes grocery shopping with her mother, she reads the food labels. She looks for calories and ingredients, and knows to avoid fat and cholesterol. ...more

September 19, 2007

Nutrition experts and the Food and Drug Administration think more children should read food labels at the grocery store themselves instead of relying on mom and dad. ...more

September 19, 2007

On the outside, the three-bedroom home in the Countrywalk subdivision looks like any other: a tall roof, two-car garage, neatly landscaped entrance and a concrete patio out back. ...more

September 14, 2007

Ben and Karoline Byler are getting ready for six new houseguests in their Wesley Chapel three-bedroom home, which has been modified for the arrival of their sextuplets. ...more

September 13, 2007