After all these years, discovering the secret to happiness in life came as something of a surprise. ...more

January 23, 2009

Automobile dealers are in a huge sales slump, a fact obvious to all observers. While there are many economic reasons for the lack of sales, there also is a self-inflicted one: Dealer fees running as high as $699 are unprecedented in any other area of our economy. Your shoes are not priced at $100 with a $10 "handling fee" added when you approach the cash register. ...more

January 11, 2009

A single dive does not make a season, and Avon Park's John Chittum has proved that he belongs with the top divers around, even if the end results didn't turn out the way he envisioned. ...more

January 4, 2009

The recent reporting concerning presidential pardons and the involvement of the Justice Department overlooks the fact that the pardoning power is given to the president by the Constitution and it is without limit or qualification. ...more

December 31, 2008

T.C. "Tommy" Bollinger of Tarpon Springs said President George W. Bush deserved to have a shoe thrown at him in Iraq. ...more

December 27, 2008

In keeping with the tradition of being helpful, Boy Scout Troop 22 had a successful food and clothing drive for Metropolitan Ministries. ...more

December 24, 2008

The man known as Mr. Diabetes, nearing the end of an epic walk, hit his 10,000th mile about 11 a.m. today as he worked his way through Tampa. ...more

December 4, 2008

A Sarasota Military Academy teacher tried to seduce a 16-year-old student by sending her text messages, taking her to the mall and offering her alcohol, a school official and deputies say. ...more

December 3, 2008

Dear Abby: I have a huge problem. I am a 16-year-old girl, and last week I lied to my best friend's parents so we could go to a movie. Her parents found out and told my parents, who got very angry and have me grounded for a minimum of a month - depending on my "attitude." ...more

November 16, 2008

Lester Cypher of New Port Richey, chief executive officer of the Volunteer Way Food Bank, says don't judge people who get free food from the food bank by the cars they drive. ...more

November 5, 2008