On June 29, with my car hood up on Brandon Boulevard at Gornto Lake in the Outback Steakhouse parking lot, I was waiting for roadside assistance when a man in a well-kept Tahoe stopped to ensure I was OK. ...more

July 5, 2009

Courtland Hunt has been busy running his new business, Liberty Tax, but he has managed to make time for some very notable random acts of kindness to benefit families in our community. ...more

February 11, 2009

Tampa's annual pirate festivities are well under way. ...more

February 7, 2009

Some Bay area families were on the receiving end of a service today that put a holiday spin on the words "good government." ...more

December 22, 2008

Plenty of bad stuff swirls around us these days but all it takes is a look around every now and then to see a lot of good as well. These acts of kindness and wholesomeness are everywhere, if we take time to see them. There's been no better places to witness these things in the last week or so than in Avon Park and Sebring's community Christmas parades. ...more

December 7, 2008

Americans' character is our greatest resource. ...more

November 13, 2008

The father of a 21-year-old woman who authorities say was raped by Raymond Marston, the inmate who escaped from a county jail, today thanked law enforcement and two homeless brothers whose tip led to Marston's capture. Marston, 50, had been in jail since May 27 on charges including sexual battery, kidnapping, robbery and aggravated battery. He escaped from Falkenburg Road Jail on Sunday night as he was being escorted to a medical clinic, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 31, 2008

Although gas prices have come down a bit in the last week, the news continues to be depressing. ...more

August 4, 2008

Dr. Reed and I are some of the newest residents of Lake Placid. We moved here six months ago. We chose this town because of the location, size and all of the beautiful lakes. ...more

June 25, 2008

One after the other, the speakers talked about Marlene Duffy Young's actions. They cited the acts of kindness, competence and will - carried out in public and private - almost like a litany. ...more

May 31, 2008