Newcomer Emma and perennial favorite Jacob may top the list of popular baby names nationwide, but Florida marches to a different drummer. ...more

May 19, 2009

The title of Alice Schroeder's biography about Warren Buffett is "Snowball -- Warren Buffett and the Business of Life." Schroeder opens her story with a vignette about a day in Buffett's childhood when he recalls catching a snowflake on his hand and then two more until he gets a handful, enough to roll a snowball unstopping through the world. As a child, Buffett was always engrossed with numbers. He counted things over and over again. As soon as he was old enough, he took an after school job delivering newspapers and then another before school. Very shortly, he had a very respectable bank account that he was always trying to figure out ways to make larger. Schroeder writes a very detailed summary of his life from early childhood until his current status as the world's richest man. Buffett assisted and aided Schroeder in her research. She reports he had a few bumps along the way and lost some money but he used each failure as a learning tool and used it to build his dynasty. He and his wife Susie have a great partnership together and most of all, he says, he did his Dad proud. ...more

March 25, 2009

Ever since he became a starter in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers backfield, Earnest Graham has had trouble finishing. He petered out late in the 2007 season due to a variety of nagging injuries and his 2008 season was cut short after 11 weeks because of a high ankle sprain. ...more

March 19, 2009

The man the Bucs call "Flip" is flipping positions. Once a fixture at strong safety, veteran Jermaine Phillips is suddenly a candidate to replace the departed Derrick Brooks at weakside linebacker. ...more

March 18, 2009

Curtis Steele has always been a get-up-and-go kind of guy, so exuding patience was never really his forte. But, as the Memphis junior running back learned this season, change can be for the better. ...more

December 19, 2008

South Florida sophomore guard Dominique Jones exploded against UCF again, but this time, his efforts weren't enough. ...more

December 7, 2008

If you're tired of bad real estate news, here's encouragement: Tampa is the top metro area in Florida for singles who relocate, according to an industry survey. ...more

December 4, 2008

Brandon Youth Theatre invites the public to two shows this fall at New Life Church, 2802 State Road 60 E. "Charlotte's Web" will be presented at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21, and "Disney's Aladdin Junior" will take place at 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 22. ...more

November 12, 2008

An anti-incumbent wave swept clear the decks of the county commission Tuesday night - at least for Democrats - as Diane Rowden and Chris Kingsley were voted out of office. ...more

November 5, 2008

Pasco County voters returned incumbent County Commissioners Ann Hildebrand and Jack Mariano to their seats on the five-member board Tuesday. ...more

November 5, 2008