The man was an alcoholic with no money, and he had a blood clot in his leg that could have killed him. ...more

April 1, 2009

An editorial cartoon is like nothing else in a newspaper. Editorial cartoonists don't need any special degrees. Unlike reporters and editorial writers, they don't even have to pretend to be "fair." ...more

March 12, 2009

The Pasco County Parks and Recreation Department is looking for a few good rangers. The county department hopes to recruit up to a dozen more rangers, Buckman said, along with donations for communication devices and more uniforms. ...more

February 25, 2009

At 86, Janet Olewine was getting along in her Kings Point home of 22 years, cooking, cleaning and taking care of herself. ...more

January 28, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) -- Google Inc. is closing three engineering offices and cutting 100 recruiters from its work force as the recession dampens hiring at the Internet search company. "Given the state of the economy, we recognized that we needed fewer people focused on hiring," Laszlo Bock, a Google vice president, wrote in a blog posting late Wednesday announcing the layoffs. ...more

January 15, 2009

The Highlands County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday on measures that move forward plans for a security training center that could employ up to 200 people and a cellulosic ethanol plant that will create an estimated 140 jobs in the southern end of the county. ...more

December 24, 2008

My colleagues have made me president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. ...more

September 18, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Six-year-old Amanda Crabtree walked past the near-nude woman covered in body paint and asked, "Who are you?" ...more

June 10, 2008

AVON PARK — With little discussion, college trustees on Wednesday approved a $20.8 million budget that is $393,000 smaller than the previous year. Even though 6 percent growth is expected in student enrollment, the 2008-09 South Florida Community College budget contains $20,000 less in student fees, $24,500 less in gifts, $57,000 less in rent and commissions, and $33,000 less in interest, fines and other revenues. A 2 percent raise was approved by the board, but a full-time administrator will not be replaced, another administrator has been moved to the teaching faculty, and $60,000 in cuts were made to the full time and part time staff. ...more

May 29, 2008

That ubiquitous New Year's resolution to trim down in 2008 just got easier with the opening of New Tampa's first Jenny Craig Weight Loss Centre at Preserve Walk shopping center. ...more

January 2, 2008