At 371 pounds, it's hard for Darren Orlando to play with his 6-year-old daughter. "If I was more healthy, I really think I could get out there and do more stuff with her," said Orlando, 45. "Sometimes I'm scared her friends would tease her because her dad's overweight." The Lutz man was one of several hundred people who showed up today at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in hopes of being cast on NBC's weight-loss competition show, "The Biggest Loser." ...more

March 6, 2010

Horsepower is horsepower. At least as far as this year's Guavaween goers were concerned. ...more

November 1, 2009

Horsepower is horsepower. At least as far as this year's Guavaween goers were concerned. ...more

October 31, 2009

Voters waited up to 45 minutes at the Highlands County Government Center, for the chance to pick a new U.S. president, when the polls opened Monday for the first day of early voting. ...more

October 22, 2008

The fallout from the delays in posting primary election results continued Wednesday, with the voting machine manufacturer calling a news conference to accept responsibility for the glitch and to offer assurances that the $6 million system will work correctly in November's general election. ...more

August 28, 2008

So who's going to win, McCain or Obama? Good question - and some updated thoughts on veep choices. But first a reminder that 15 months ago this space predicted a McCain-Clinton race, and got things half right. ...more

June 14, 2008

It's clear who the Rays need to take with their first-round pick in the upcoming baseball draft - Trace Adkins. And put him in a trucker hat. ...more

June 1, 2008

It was midnight and the nation was still awaiting results from the Indiana primary, one of the biggest remaining prizes of the epic Democratic presidential battle between Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. ...more

May 8, 2008

Pasco County voters turned out in higher numbers than anticipated Tuesday as they cast ballots in presidential primaries and on a property tax amendment. ...more

January 30, 2008

Cubans ratified a slate of parliamentary candidates Sunday including Fidel Castro, the ailing 81-year-old leader who has not been seen in public for nearly 18 months. ...more

January 21, 2008