At long last, some truths about who or what is a Puerto Rican is beginning to surface, as propounded by Dennis Freytes in his MY Word essay in the Orlando Sentinel, Feb. 5, objecting to Puerto Ricans being called "foreign." The resulting backlash reminds me of the Muslim agitators responding to the publishing of the Danish Cartoons. ...more

February 12, 2008

Kristen Langermann's goal with 12 seconds remaining lifted Lake Highland Prep past Clearwater Central Catholic 1-0 in a Class 3A girls soccer state semifinal Wednesday at Lockhart Stadium. The Highlanders will play Jacksonville Bolles, a 5-4 winner over Gulliver Prep, for the title today at 5 p.m. ...more

February 7, 2008

Florida voters got so caught up in the excitement of Super Tuesday that many tried to cast ballots for the presidential primaries - again. ...more

February 6, 2008

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida voters got so caught up in the excitement of Super Tuesday many tried to cast ballots for the presidential primaries — again. ...more

February 5, 2008

An attempted carjacking turned deadly Sunday night when thieves shot the owner as he unloaded groceries. Kendel Williams, 38, died at Orlando Regional Medical Center, according to Orlando police said. ...more

January 29, 2008

Only three of the 10 recruits the University of South Florida hosted this weekend weren't already committed to USF. ...more

January 28, 2008

Quarterback Xavier Lee's disappointing career at Florida State is over. ...more

January 14, 2008

City commissioners interviewed two candidates Thursday afternoon for the city manager position, pressing both to make sure they would be willing to live with the pay being offered. ...more

November 30, 2007

We are redoing our pool's interior and would also like to take care of cracking in the perimeter deck. ...more

November 23, 2007

The turkey to be pardoned by President Bush is going to Disney World. When the president performs the 60th annual "pardoning of the turkey" ritual today, the winning Thanksgiving bird will get a first-class flight to Orlando on a United Airlines jet and will have a red-carpet entry to Walt Disney World. Visitors to Magic Kingdom can see the bird on Thanksgiving Day. ...more

November 20, 2007