A mix of military, family, friends and patriotic motorcycle riders gathered at Plant City's First Baptist Church on Saturday to honor and mourn the loss of Army Spc. Eric Lembke, who was killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb Oct. 23. ...more

November 8, 2009

Today is a very special day; it is a time that's happy too. ...more

December 31, 2008

A former police officer who had been an FBI agent for less than two years was fatally shot Wednesday as he served a warrant at the home of an alleged cocaine dealer. ...more

November 19, 2008

In a crowd of black and white VFW uniforms, Jessica Garrett stood out in her purple satin blouse, knee-length skirt and patent-leather pumps. ...more

November 12, 2008

A 17-year-old high school senior touches a Veterans Day crowd with her essay on sacrifice. ...more

November 12, 2008

Before Cody Grater fought for his country in the Army, he fought for a skateboard park in Hernando County. ...more

August 3, 2008

Making Choice Clearer When General Wesley Clark decided that John McCain's war record was not relevant to his candidacy for president, it made me consider McCain's sacrifice. ...more

July 7, 2008

Writers Make Little Sense In the June 13 letters section, you printed three letters from Clinton supporters who cannot seem to get over the fact that she lost the nomination. There are several points that I believe are worth mentioning in regard to those opinions. ...more

June 16, 2008

TAMPA - Radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem offered today 30 minutes of free airtime to a conservative Christian group that protests homosexuality at soldiers' funerals. Clem invited Shirley Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., to appear on his morning broadcast in exchange for Phelps' promise not to protest during the Jacksonville funeral of Spc. Quincy J. Green, who died Monday in Iraq. ...more

June 12, 2008

Nearly 200 people assembled Monday at the local American Legion hall to honor the country's fallen soldiers. ...more

May 31, 2008