Pruning roses in Florida is not a difficult job, especially compared to the rewards. ...more

January 29, 2009

There was food aplenty but fewer guests than expected to share the feast as volunteers for THORN Ministries traveled to several locations in Tampa frequented by the homeless to deliver Thanksgiving dinners. ...more

November 27, 2008

He had that look that prompts people to roll up their car windows for fear of their safety when they see him walking down the street. ...more

November 26, 2008

Putnam County authorities say an 89-year-old man who fatally stabbed his grandson did so in self-defense. ...more

October 8, 2008

Commenting on Mr. Donald A. Pusey's letter of rebuttal to Mr. Randy Ludacer's letter, endorsing Obama for president, I would like to make a few comments of my own. Mr. Pusey, perhaps you have not read as many letters and guest editorials from Randy as I have, but I have read many. ...more

August 21, 2008

Carl Cool running for county commission is the biggest joke since WMD. The good old boys are at work again! Cool stated his decision was based on advice from close friends and prayers. Close friends being the present commission-less Barbara Stewart, and the prayers of the commissioners hoping the good old boys are not caught with their hands in the cookie jar again. Barbara Stewart has been a thorn in the side of the present county commission for the last four years because she has the grit to ask questions and go against the grain of the good old boys. This is the reason they would like to get rid of her. ...more

June 13, 2008

As a resident of the Kansas City area through the 1970s and early '80s and a fan of the Royals during their rivalry years with the colorful but bizarre Yankees, suffice it to say the George Steinbrenner was far from the top of my list of admired or respected people. ...more

February 10, 2008

There will be no team from Hillsborough County emerging from the Class 6A-District 8 playoffs, as both Sarasota and Sarasota Riverview won semifinal games Friday night to advance to the title game. ...more

February 2, 2008

It wasn't quite the finish Tampa Tribe Under-17 coach Tom FitzSimons had in mind when his team surprisingly reached the final of Sunday's Rising Stars Division at the Dick's Sporting Goods Lacrosse Tournament of Champions. Then again, he never envisioned even getting this far in the first place. ...more

January 7, 2008

Jake Hoffman sat in a hospital bed, his left leg a sickly blue and swollen enough to stretch the skin taut. The purple numbers written in ink up his shin seemed to add to the misery. ...more

December 11, 2007