Rihanna says dealing with the media attention after being assaulted in February by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was humiliating. But she now hopes to speak for young women who are afraid to talk openly about domestic violence. ...more

November 3, 2009

Regarding your recent article, "Nobody's Problem," like Mr. Turberville's, our neighborhood -- just a few blocks away -- is at the start of the same kind of vacant home mess. Great neighbors were more or less forced out of their meticulously-tended home due to the financial debacle of a number of banks. Sadly, this small showplace now looks exactly like nobody cares because it has joined the ranks of "Nobody's Problem." This is a very false, though catchy name. This is everybody's problem. When the undesirables pass by these homes, it is an open invitation to vandalism at the least. ...more

October 28, 2009

Highlands County Administrator Michael Wright was quick to mention an increase in the millage rate from 7.1 mills to 8 mills to balance the county budget. This would be adding insult to injury for homeowners in Highlands County. ...more

July 7, 2009

A used-car salesman fires up his lonely lot with a mobile kitchen that's attracting a steady stream of customers. ...more

February 22, 2009

Hillsborough County's elections office is still in deep financial trouble despite getting an emergency $2.2 million allocation today from county commissioners to pay for optical scan voting machines. ...more

February 4, 2009

Andrej Meszaros said scoring goals is not at the top of his priority list. But it doesn't mean he's happy about having a goose-egg under his goals-scored column. ...more

December 31, 2008

As Ernest Hemingway knew, love and war go together like peanut butter and jelly or Jake and Lady Ashley. Juxtapose romance with constant danger, death and destruction and you come up with some of the most memorable stories ever written. ...more

November 28, 2008

As Ernest Hemingway knew, love and war go together like peanut butter and jelly or Jake and Lady Ashley. Juxtapose romance with constant danger, death and destruction and you come up with some of the most memorable stories ever written. ...more

November 26, 2008

Tampa Bay has been plagued with injuries to its receivers, but the Bucs avoided a potentially horrific injury against Seattle. ...more

October 20, 2008

I am a teacher. When I decided to pursue a career in this wonderful profession there were unpleasant circumstances that I knew I would have to deal with on an almost daily basis: managing an unruly student, working hours beyond what my contract requires, patiently awaiting salary negotiations while still performing my job to the best of my ability. ...more

October 15, 2008