Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House today, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul. ...more

March 4, 2010

By the time Skip Holtz held his first team meeting Thursday night, the new University of South Florida coach had been in town for all of an hour. ...more

January 16, 2010

I recall The Great Blizzard of '09 as if it were last week or maybe the week before. There we were, huddled in our home, no electricity, snow falling, wind howling, wolves at the door. We miraculously survived, no thanks to me. ...more

January 13, 2010

With some 31 persons wounded and 12 dead and Army Major Hasan shot down with two smoking guns in his hands, the reporting concerning the incident continues to refer to Hasan as the "suspect" or "alleged shooter" with precise consistency less someone slip and actually make on unqualified statement that Hasan did in fact shoot a number of people with the two pistols in his hands when he was shot down. ...more

November 13, 2009

The organizers of the steer show at the Pasco County Fair approached this year's event with a little trepidation. ...more

February 21, 2009

We all love a good love story. When this essay came across our desk, we wondered if it was fact or fiction. ...more

February 14, 2009

A lack of protection from aggressive panhandlers has prompted a community outreach program to ask the courts for permission to break its lease. ...more

February 4, 2009

BOWLING Spring Hill bowler Phil Ciaccio captured the one award he had yet to earn in Florida with an 826 series. ...more

October 15, 2008

In sports, freshman year typically is a period of growth and development. ...more

October 11, 2008

When the words "Wake" and "Forest" appeared on Florida State's football schedule, it once had an immediate translation in Tallahassee. ...more

September 18, 2008