When Stan Heath was the men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas, the Razorbacks used chartered planes instead of commercial flights for every road game. ...more

December 13, 2007

TAMPA - The year's – possibly – last subtropical storm, Olga, will stay far from Florida but may boost the chance of much-needed rain this week. ...more

December 11, 2007

Several editorials in the Highlands Today have come out against the Florida Hometown Democracy ballot proposal. That is unfortunate, but not surprising, as a newspaper is a "business" and depends upon the number of paid subscribers it has. The more people moving into the newspaper's area, the better chance there is to increase sales. This may be called the "gold" factor. I call it the "greed" factor. ...more

December 5, 2007

It was after 1 a.m. on a Sunday when college freshman Amanda Phillips arrived at the train station. She was nervous about walking alone in the dark to her dorm at Montclair State University. ...more

December 4, 2007

A 1,000-plus-acre tract of environmentally sensitive land that's been on Hillsborough County's wish list for more than a decade could be in the public domain by year's end. ...more

November 27, 2007

The NFC South is still anyone's division. It's up for grabs, like a bouquet tossed by a bride at a wedding reception. ...more

November 15, 2007

More and more Iraqis are standing up to terrorists and the results are worth celebrating. ...more

November 14, 2007

I may need to change my long-term goal, which is to make it to retirement, at which time I'd planned to sleep late and loll around until 11, drinking coffee and reading the paper. ...more

November 8, 2007

There's a reason shoppers get a map as they enter Florida's newest Ikea. Otherwise they might not find their way out. ...more

November 8, 2007

It's disheartening that two elected boards, plus their legal staffs and administrators, cannot settle a simple dispute over who should pay for off-site road improvements needed for new schools. Yet, that's been the case for years between Pasco County government and the school board, and another round of talks last week failed to solve the issue. ...more

November 4, 2007