Gerald Roach of Hudson doesn't believe the "handouts" in President Barack Obama's economic plan will assure America's future. ...more

March 6, 2009

The sense of shock that fell over One Buc Place following the firing of Jon Gruden on Friday turned to elation Saturday when the Bucs officially named Raheem Morris their new coach. ...more

January 18, 2009

The game - one of eight played in the first round of the Tampa Hoops Classic - marked the first time King has lost this season. ...more

December 27, 2008

WRITER'S NOTE: Merry Christmas! Don't we feel a special elation and fanfare elevating the best of mankind and our loved ones and neighbors each Dec. 25? I do. And I enjoy soliciting an annual sampler of reflections demonstrating some more unique aspects of Christmas and seasonal smiles. So grab a cookie and a cup to warm your day: ...more

December 25, 2008

There was elation this morning at the historic election of Barack Obama on Tuesday, but it was not universal. ...more

November 5, 2008

barring election upheavals - we'll know who won all the local races. Regardless of winners and losers, the real work begins today. ...more

November 5, 2008

The rain does nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of 5-year-old Kaitlin Mixon of Valrico as she bounds through the puddled parking lot of the AMC Regency 20 theater complex this morning, heck-bent on catching "High School Musical 3: Senior Year." ...more

October 24, 2008

Their eyes met - the tight end under the goal posts and the quarterback who was moving up in the pocket, trying to keep the play alive. ...more

September 8, 2008

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Video recorded during the rescue of 15 hostages shows them filing grim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, then hugging one another and crying tears of joy after they are aloft and realize they are free. ...more

July 4, 2008

TAMPA - With four lettuce-chomping giraffes watching, Navy corpsman Hubert Akers, just back from a six-month tour in Kuwait, rolled up on his 8-year-old son in a reunion fitting for the Serengeti plain, Busch Gardens style. ...more

May 23, 2008