By October 2005, Ed and Maxine Kolbe were tired of simply watching American men and women fight a war on the other side of the world. ...more

January 2, 2008

Daniel Centeno is thankful to be back at Tampa Bay Downs, but even more thankful to still be saddling up horses and winning races. ...more

December 29, 2007

A Brookridge couple has mailed 1,000 care packages to troops overseas. They don't plan to stop anytime soon. ...more

December 27, 2007

No fake final show for the Vodkanauts. The Tampa quintet fully intends to be back on stage as soon as it can. ...more

December 27, 2007

Eddie Sutton To Coach South Florida rest of season. That's what the graphic headline on ESPNews screamed Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. ...more

December 26, 2007

Nearly two months after Kenny Love Washington's stabbing death, a third suspect has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder. ...more

December 4, 2007

He has the acting chops. We know that much about Charles S. Dutton, the charismatic, bald and burly performer whose awarding-winning work has appeared on television and stage and in the movies. ...more

November 2, 2007

Kenny Love Washington came to Tampa this month for a new start after a stint in prison. ...more

October 25, 2007

I am so glad to hear that yet another individual has "retired" to Highlands County and seeking gainful employment. Your article "Candidate Files for Sheriff" on Oct.18 features Ronald Grimming and after several lengthy careers in law enforcement, retiring from two separate states' highway patrol command positions, as well as retiring from one stint with Miami-Dade College. At 62, this individual is probably eligible for Social Security and Medicare. Now this individual wants to be our sheriff. I am sure this fine man would do fine, but what is it with this area? Why are so many "retirees" coming to Highlands County to squeeze our small job market? I have never seen so many 60-plus something people who had their union jobs, benefits, retirements from somewhere else, yet "retire" here only to pursue work full time. Especially if those jobs offer "any" benefits. You won't find them working the midnight shift. Or especially difficult or hard work. Or at the Stop-N-Shop. ...more

October 20, 2007

Chris Gratton's second homecoming in the Lightning's season opener Thursday will be remembered, and rightly so, for his third-period scrap with New Jersey's David Clarkson. ...more

October 6, 2007