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August 19, 2008

Surrounded by a sea of sugarcane, this poverty-ravaged town on the southeastern edge of Lake Okeechobee always has been one of the country's most fertile football areas. ...more

August 17, 2008

Surrounded by a sea of sugarcane, this poverty-ravaged town on the southeastern edge of Lake Okeechobee has long been one of the country's most fertile football areas. ...more

August 17, 2008

Last Thursday afternoon proved to be a very pleasant and most informative afternoon for me. ...more

August 7, 2008

The Democratic primary for Senate District 11 pits a college student against a Vietnam War veteran old enough to be his opponent's father. ...more

August 4, 2008

As the past national commander of a congressionally chartered veterans' organization, I have opportunities to visit VA hospitals and clinics across the county. As I tour the hospital wards talking to returning servicemen and women, one striking difference between today and the Vietnam era is evident. Today, our citizens are openly showing their support and patriotism to our returning soldiers, sailors, Marines, Coast Guard and airmen. Everywhere I look in the hospitals I see gift baskets, visitors and get-well wishes on cards and banners from schools. ...more

July 4, 2008

Brett Favre can't help thinking about the one that got away. Ten days after the Packers dropped a 23-20 OT decision to the Giants in the NFC title game at Lambeau Field, Green Bay's legendary QB still remains uncertain whether he has played his final NFL game. ...more

January 31, 2008

Tom Brady was almost perfect. The Patriots still are. Their poised and prolific quarterback knocked another mark out of the books in their record-breaking season, completing all but two of his 28 passes to lead New England to its second straight AFC Championship Game with a 31-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night. ...more

January 13, 2008

Jaguars running back Fred Taylor lost his title as the best player to never make the Pro Bowl. ...more

January 9, 2008

Never in the Steelers' 75 seasons had a team beaten them twice in Pittsburgh in the same season. The Jacksonville Jaguars beat history - and the Steelers - despite a memorable fourth-quarter collapse that nearly cost the visitors their season. ...more

January 6, 2008