In George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation, he suggested we obey and be grateful to the "great Lord and Ruler of Nations." He also asked God "to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best." ...more

November 20, 2009

Put on your checkered bib and bring your appetite because it's Pig Jam time. ...more

November 16, 2009

Laurence Veras of Clearwater offended by James Hibbs' ranting about Sarah Palin in his Sept. 6 op-ed page column. ...more

September 17, 2008

About 100 members of a local group can boast of a family heritage that is as old as the United States. ...more

September 16, 2008

It's been four years since Bettye Kearse set out to prove a story that has been handed down through generations of her family: that she, an African-American, is a direct descendant of founding father James Madison. ...more

August 25, 2008

Florida Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, has received the following prestigious awards from a variety of regional and statewide organizations: ...more

July 1, 2008

Rock legend Bo Diddley is expected to receive an honorary degree from the University of Florida. ...more

June 6, 2008

SEBRING — Sebring High School sophomore Megan Foster had a surprise Monday for her favorite teacher from eighth grade – Sebring Middle School's Tom Libby. "Oh! Woo! that does look like him," Libby said, after his first glimpse of a painting of Ben Franklin that Foster made for him. "I'm going to get emotional; I feel honored," he added. Over the years, Libby has let his history students know about his fascination with the bespectacled founding father. ...more

June 5, 2008

JACKSONVILLE - Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79. ...more

June 2, 2008

A Cambodian blogger asked recently whether former King Norodom Sihanouk should be considered the country's founding father of blogging. ...more

September 23, 2007