With just 37 more yards, Alabama's Javier Arenas will become the NCAA's all-time leader in punt-return yardage. ...more

December 2, 2009

The first time I went into Thailand Restaurant, it was Chinese. That was 30 years ago this month. "Nobody knew anything about Thai food around here in those days," says Amnuay Thambundit, who owns the South Tampa - 5252 S. Dale Mabry Highway - restaurant with his wife, Pornrut. ...more

October 30, 2009

Not so funny It used to be unprofessional to carry the water of the government, but now we see our First Amendment caretakers in print and television standing in line to unashamedly volunteer to do so. ...more

October 28, 2009

They call them "gatekeeper" courses. To graduate from a state university in Florida, every student must pass at least two mathematics classes. ...more

October 22, 2009

Two Florida beaches made the list of top 10 beaches for 2009 by Stephen P. Leatherman, director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach, has compiled the list annually since 1991 using 50 criteria, including water quality and temperature, cleanliness, weather, sand, safety and facilities. ...more

May 23, 2009

The 81-year-old founder of Florida's prepaid college program trekked back to the Capitol on Thursday to plead with lawmakers not to allow six state universities to raise their tuition. ...more

March 20, 2009

After an extensive search, Spring Hill Regional Hospital plucked its new chief executive from a hospital a few hundred miles away. ...more

February 4, 2009

It's no surprise that Ray Sansom stepped down as Florida speaker of the House. Under criminal and ethical investigations, Sansom had become a liability to his Republican colleagues, who wanted him out of the limelight pronto. ...more

January 31, 2009

In May, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Ledbetter vs. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company holding that the time period for filing a discrimination claim based upon a difference in pay began to run when the pay decision was made. In the case, attorneys for Ms. Ledbetter had argued that she was discriminated against each time she was issued a paycheck at a rate less than her male counterparts. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the argument, finding that the plaintiff's reasoning undercut the requirement to timely file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ...more

January 9, 2009

When Eddie Kenny set foot on the Spring Hill campus of Bishop McLaughlin Catholic School, he must have been hit with an instant rush. There was no athletic news release that needed to be e-mailed to the media. See, Kenny, who took over as the Bishop McLaughlin's athletic director this summer, was Saint Leo University's sports information director and assistant athletic director for the previous three years. ...more

December 28, 2008