Gov. Charlie Crist has received a lot of grief from the conservative wing of the Republican Party for endorsing the economic stimulus program put forward by the Obama administration. So Crist is anxious to show that the stimulus program he has embraced is paying dividends. The numbers, however, tell an unconvincing tale. ...more

November 4, 2009

While The Salvation Army set a holiday donation record nationally, a sagging local economy accounted for a nearly 27 percent drop in red kettle collections for its Sebring unit in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to Major Mary Holmes. ...more

March 28, 2009

No Sympathy For Party Regarding "Obama Exposure Irritates GOP" (front page, July 23): ...more

July 26, 2008

Last week, the front pages of the world press blossomed with photos of four Iranian rockets, fired in salvo, heading skyward. ...more

July 16, 2008

The following is a public service announcement. Hi kids. Your great-grandma cut this out of the newspaper - that's the thing people read before the Internet - and sent it to you through the Postal Service - that's the thing people used before e-mail - because she wants me, a regionally known media personality, to warn you about the terrible dangers of mooning. ...more

June 11, 2008

Thank goodness divers off the Florida Keys found my 385-year-old gold toothpick and earwax spoon. ...more

May 27, 2008

The Federal Communications Commission will investigate complaints that Comcast Corp. actively interferes with Internet traffic as its subscribers try to share files online, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday. ...more

January 9, 2008