Giving birth early because of a medical problem is a necessity. Giving birth early because it's more convenient for your mom to visit is not. ...more

November 19, 2009

In this germ-laden world, we are constantly being attacked by viruses of every ilk. I believe I have detected a new virus infecting some of your readers and I call this affliction "myopia magnificationus." ...more

November 3, 2009

Today is the last day for Cell Phone Recycling Week, a project started by the Environmental Protection Agency that brings together manufacturers and service providers. ...more

April 12, 2009

New Bucs offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski takes a very simple approach to moving the football. It's so simple, kids could use it out on a sandlot. In fact, that's where its roots lie. ...more

February 17, 2009

Extraordinary times require extraordinary actions, the experts say. That's why President-elect Barack Obama is pushing for tax cuts and government spending. This runs counter to how most of us think, considering that the last thing any of us would do is dig deeper in debt when debt is what's sinking us in the first place. But many people much smarter than most of us say this is necessary. ...more

January 7, 2009

I could scarcely believe my eyes while reading Mr. Whiteman's column titled "Bigotry Outnumbered This Election Season." He obviously does not include himself in the group of those overcome. He states "We must pray that this is not the first jihad in the United States." Jihad? The U.S. population electing a Christian man as president of the United States is a jihad? What is this person thinking? Was he thinking the unspoken, that Mr. Obama is really a Muslim and therefore the Jihad connection? How bigoted! And how can your newspaper print such rubbish? His mistaken notion of what the Democratic Party stands for is up to him. But it is more of a statement of how limited his knowledge really is rather than accurate. ...more

November 9, 2008

Local law enforcement is feeling the effect of a sharp drop in federal grant money. ...more

September 28, 2008

How do you measure loss? How do you deal with it? ...more

September 19, 2008

As genealogy researchers, we want our reports to be factual, but not stiff and boring. A family narrative should show some feeling for the experiences of an ancestor. ...more

August 24, 2008

There are two ways to look at the Tampa Bay Rays' "Fill Up the Trop" promotion with Hess Express, scheduled for July 18 against the Toronto Blue Jays. ...more

July 12, 2008