You know this country is in the midst of a housing crisis. It's been the headliner on the six o'clock news and the front-page story in all the papers, for months. ...more

September 7, 2008

Eight months after announcing his retirement, Former Buc icon Warren Sapp is set to embark on a new journey as a football analyst. ...more

September 3, 2008

Three years ago, corpses lay rotting in the streets outside the Morial Convention Center. It was a scene so chaotic and depraved, even the police dared not venture inside. ...more

September 2, 2008

If your campaign has money for nothing else, advised John Long, once upon a time Pasco's pre-eminent political scholar, pay for polls. Commercials can be muted; mailers go in the trash. But a proper poll identifies what preys on folks' minds, and how a candidate's message can best harmonize with those concerns. ...more

August 29, 2008

The long jumpers flamed out. Pole vaulter Derek Miles was a late bump from the medals stand. ...more

August 23, 2008

Picture whipping out your cell phone and catching up with "Lost" or "Jeopardy," or watching the local 11 o'clock news, all for free. ...more

August 19, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Saturday Colombian Cultural Festival; celebrate Colombian Independence Day with artist exhibits, live music, dancing, vendors, food and more; noon-6 p.m. Saturday; free; Al Lopez Park, 4810 N. Himes Ave., Tampa; (813) 325-1852 ...more

July 11, 2008

SHOT OF THE DAY Patricia Meunier-Lebouc of Dijon, France, hit her tee shot on the 164-yard, par-3 No. 12 into the hole for the 20th recorded hole-in-one in U.S. Women's Open history. ...more

June 28, 2008

Throughout the 1940s, our house was mostly quiet in the evening. My family lived in a borough outside of Pittsburgh, and I was a small child. I liked to loll on the window seat and look at picture books. My sleepy-eyed dad would be sprawled on the couch, a magazine open across his chest. Grandma was in the wingchair, working the crossword, and Mother would be in her easy chair. ...more

June 15, 2008

I wish to take this opportunity to publicly thank and recommend the service provided by West Coast Furniture here in Sebring. ...more

June 11, 2008