PORT CHARLOTTE Maybe the Rays won't have to worry about filling in for B.J. Upton when the season opens April 6 in Boston. ...more

March 18, 2009

I naively believe that there are a lot of NASCAR fans reading this column and are interested in what happened when Dale Earnhardt and Brian Vickers caused a massive pileup of wrecked racers this past Sunday in the Daytona 500 race, while actually there may be only a few dozen. ...more

February 19, 2009

As any student of geometry should know, it only takes two points to create a line. On the other hand, it's better to have more than two points if you want that line to accurately describe a trend. So we're not prepared to draw too many dire conclusions from the second of two rather hasty departures by principals at Moon Lake Elementary School. That might change if there are any additions soon to this particular set of data points. ...more

January 24, 2009

Team owner Jack Roush got a second-place finish in Sunday's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard from Carl Edwards, but he was not in a good mood. ...more

July 28, 2008

So, Charlie Crist's "drop like a rock" property tax relief amendment passed. I'm really glad. ...more

February 15, 2008