I would like to commend Bill and Lyn Roche. They head up the Alzheimer's support group that meets at Crown Point Assisting Living Facility on Thursdays at 1 p.m. I was the speaker at the meeting on Thursday, Dec. 6. As a podiatrist I spoke about foot care, but I was very impressed by the way the Roches take "care" of these "caregivers" and the patience they have with the attendees who have Alzheimer's. ...more

December 21, 2007

Bad Choices Have Bad Consequences At the risk of being called an apologist for Domenick Maglio, I must again defend his principles for raising children. ...more

December 20, 2007

Learning Environment Regarding "Pasco's Black Schools Prepared Students For Life," Imani Asukile, Dec. 8: ...more

December 16, 2007

The Bucs' schedule is littered with teams that gave up on Greg White. Every one probably wishes it would have exercised a little more patience with the defensive end. ...more

December 13, 2007

It is one thing for the president of the United States to pardon a pair of turkeys every year and send them off to live out their days in Florida. It's quite another to save a turkey from the Thanksgiving table by inviting it to live with you. ...more

November 22, 2007

When things appear to be heading south and there's no screaming sign of things turning back northward, the outside world tends to start calling for a change. ...more

November 12, 2007

If you're going out in a kayak, you are required to have two things - a personal flotation device (I sometimes sit on mine) and a whistle, or some type of noise maker. ...more

November 2, 2007

In response to the letter in the Oct. 15 letters from Julia Holmes: Dear Julia, I can't begin to tell you the number of times that you brightened my day when I came to the VA clinic, and I know that you went above and beyond many times to help veterans with scheduling problems, or to help them understand the myriad of paperwork. More than once I watched you work your magic as you turned a grumpy old sourpuss back 30 years with a grin on his face, and you did it with patience, some small anecdote, and that engaging smile that none of us could resist. You know who I am since I have become more or less a regular visitor this past year. I truly believe that the VA has made a serious error in judgment by not keeping you on. ...more

October 19, 2007

University of Florida safety Tony Joiner wishes he had done one thing differently on the morning of Oct. 2. ...more

October 10, 2007

With one in four domestic flights arriving late this year, the airline industry is hearing from passengers and the government that patience is wearing thin. ...more

October 4, 2007