I fully understand that none of the contributors to the Op-Ed pages are reporters, and I usually read the columns more for entertainment than enlightenment, just like I listen (under duress) to Rush Limbaugh and others of his persuasion. ...more

November 13, 2009

Your instinct will tell you when you should stop driving your car, and you should act on it. Don't go for the idea one old-timer gave me: "They're going to have to pry my fingers from gripping the steering wheel to make me quit driving." ...more

June 19, 2009

A 77-year-old Avon Park man driving a Mercury Grand Marquis lost control of his vehicle Monday morning and took out two columns at the Highlands Independent Bank branch on Main Street in Avon Park. ...more

June 16, 2009

You're driving downtown in the rain, hands holding the steering wheel a little tighter. The street signs are hard to make out. The windows fog up. The driver in front of you brakes and you fret about sliding into him. ...more

March 28, 2009

All new for 2009, this is one stylish coupe-looking car but with all the conveniences of a sedan. ...more

March 21, 2009

Grab hold of that steering wheel and hang on, guys. It's time to go racin' in Atlanta. ...more

March 8, 2009

We all love a good love story. When this essay came across our desk, we wondered if it was fact or fiction. ...more

February 14, 2009

There were nearly 60 commercials during this year's Super Bowl. ...more

February 1, 2009

A carryover from 2008 and sharing its basic design with the Pontiac Solstice, this high-performance model delivers a pleasing and lively ride. ...more

January 24, 2009

I was driving my 3-year-old daughter to preschool the other day when "She's About a Mover" by the Sir Douglas Quintet came on the radio. ...more

January 22, 2009