Megan VanEtten admitted she got a little emotional following her final putt at the girls Class 2A state golf tournament at the Ocala Golf Club on Wednesday. ...more

November 5, 2009

Your instinct will tell you when you should stop driving your car, and you should act on it. Don't go for the idea one old-timer gave me: "They're going to have to pry my fingers from gripping the steering wheel to make me quit driving." ...more

June 19, 2009

Patricia Lorenz has attitude. And I mean that in a good way. When her book "The 5 Things We Need to be Happy" (Guideposts, $15) showed up on my desk, it caught my attention. I don't know about you, but things seem pretty grim these days. If she had the key to happiness, I wanted to know her secret. ...more

June 13, 2009

Don Adams of Tarpon Springs says City Commission showed anti-business attitude in limiting seating at Tarpon Turtle restaurant. ...more

May 16, 2009

Mr. Hensley, you were right on target in your column about Lyn Roche. We have truly lost a lady who was a servant of God with that something extra that radiated from her soul. I am a member of the Alzheimer's Caregivers Group that Lyn and Bill organized and ran, and the love and energy that she and Bill invested is untold. The main lesson given each week was "it is all about love." They exemplified this in their daily lives, as well as assuring the caregiver that by keeping this as our number one priority we can accomplish our task of taking the very best care of our loved one. I have lost a friend; we have all lost a friend (as we all believe that we were her best friend) and I will miss the sound of her saying my name in that special way, but I can just imagine how thrilled she was when she heard her "Master" say her name last Wednesday. ...more

May 9, 2009

I am an avid football fan. My 11-year-old son loves football and plays in a local flag league. I am shocked by the public statements made by the Bucs new head coach. ...more

March 28, 2009

New University of South Florida defensive coordinator Joe Tresey was brought in to help the Bulls maintain their status as one of the nation's top defenses. ...more

March 11, 2009

With short-term memory, the mind continually cycles fresh information. ...more

March 9, 2009

Before the Lightning hit the ice for a practice in preparation for Sunday's showdown with conference-leading Boston, the team held a meeting to address exactly how the final quarter of the season should be approached. ...more

February 22, 2009

When most people think of "Hamlet" they think of a tragedy, but the students starring in the upcoming performance of "Haunted Hamlet" at Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel are hoping to change that perception. ...more

February 18, 2009