For one Sunday this season, the cynicism turned into euphoria for Bucs fans. ...more

November 9, 2009

Mark Alan Salon in Tampa will be abuzz Wednesday with free haircuts to benefit Locks of Love. ...more

April 6, 2009

I was reading how our elected officials are racking their brains looking for new taxes. I'd like to remind them of a little bit of history. Some time ago, the king of England needed more money for his elaborate lifestyle, so he put a tax on wigs and the people stopped wearing wigs. He then taxed snuff and the people stopped using it. He then went on to tax windows and to this day you will still see bricked up windows in England. I'd like to remind our elected officials of the Boston Tea Party. Let us start by limiting the waste and unnecessary luxuries like private plane trips, foreign trips and the many extra perks that are included for our illustrious officials. ...more

March 27, 2009

Every once in awhile I like to get up on the proverbial soapbox and preach against or for some of the things that are going on around me. I don't expect to change anything all that much, but maybe someday when I have something to say, someone who has the say-so at changing things will pay attention and do something. ...more

March 26, 2009

My 9-year-old daughter looks older than she is. Always has. Kids and - worse - grownups who should know better comment on it all the time. ...more

March 22, 2009

What can parents, especially those of girls, do to temper culture's pressure to grow up way too fast? ...more

March 19, 2009

Eisenhower Middle School has expanded its recycling efforts in recent years, gradually encouraging students to embrace the idea of going green. ...more

March 18, 2009

As the Relay for Life began at 1 p.m. Saturday, volunteers had raised only 25 percent of their $40,000 goal, said Denise Benavides, the American Cancer Society's unit director of the Hardee and Highlands units. ...more

March 16, 2009

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - The amps won't be turned up to 11 for Spinal Tap's reunion tour. ...more

March 3, 2009

More than a dozen people plan to shed their tresses during a visit to Kids Community College Charter School on Tuesday. They're doing it for love –- Locks of Love, to be specific. The nonprofit organization provides wigs to people in the United States and Canada who have lost their hair to illness. ...more

November 24, 2008