Two months ago, Jacksonville, was threatened with cancellation of its 2009 Veterans Day parade after the City Council cut the parade's funding. Only a firestorm of protests from the city's residents restored the parade. ...more

November 10, 2009

President Barack Obama tapped Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney as U.S. ambassador to Ireland, marking St. Patrick's Day with the surprise nomination and a special welcome for Irish leaders — White House fountains that ran green for a day. ...more

March 17, 2009

If you gave a guy a piece of paper and told him to design a holiday from scratch, it would look a lot like Super Bowl Sunday. ...more

February 1, 2009

According to some old timers around here, this winter has been colder than usual. The hard freeze we experienced a few weeks ago, coupled with this weekend's cool overnight lows, have some people looking forward to summer. While it has been chilly, and even cold a couple of early mornings, we must snap ourselves into reality: This isn't that bad. ...more

February 1, 2009

"The Billion Dollar Game," by Allen St. John (Doubleday, $25) ...more

January 18, 2009

Places that presidents call home often become major tourist attractions, from estates at Mount Vernon and Monticello, to Hodgenville, Ky., where Abe Lincoln's log cabin once stood, to Bill Clinton's boyhood home in Hope, Ark. ...more

November 23, 2008

Few documents changed the world more than the Constitution of the United States. Prior to the United States' Declaration of Independence and the signing of the Constitution, people had for centuries lived in countries without personal rights and without a democratic form of government. All that changed when the Constitutional Convention adopted the United States Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, in Philadelphia. ...more

September 14, 2008

Cloaked Agenda I'm a proud American of Africa descent, proud veteran, proud Republican and proud resident of Hernando County. I read the letter from Mr. Colombo in the Sept. 10 edition of Hernando Today. He's right; Sen. John McCain is a true "American hero" and you're also right that he's earned it. ...more

September 13, 2008

For several years, our business has been asked by the local veterans' council to put up tents for the annual Memorial Day remembrance ceremonies at Oakside Cemetery on First Street in Zephyrhills. We have always been glad to provide this small service to assist our veterans' groups. ...more

May 23, 2008

When it's a national holiday and families don't have to play hooky to make it to the Florida State Fair, well, life is good. ...more

February 19, 2008