Browsing in Barnes & Noble one afternoon, I found myself drawn to the "Summer Reading" table, where neatly stacked piles of books by Charles Dickens and John Steinbeck and Zora Neale Hurston sat waiting for the teenagers who were supposed to read them by the first day of school. I had to wonder how many students were in fact turning the pages with any real desire to get to the next one. ...more

September 14, 2008

. So Sarah Palin, in addition to being the mother of five, is also the soon-to-be grandmother of one. Welcome to 21st century America. ...more

September 4, 2008

As a software developer who worked with NASA, Timothy Childs built vision-tracking systems for the space shuttle. Now he has a new venture that he says is out of this world: chocolate. ...more

September 2, 2008

Although he didn't win the opportunity to make his own music video as a contestant on "High School Musical: Get in the Picture Competition," Valrico native JohnWesley Honaker managed to win the hearts of teenage girls from around the country July 20 when he made his national TV debut. ...more

August 20, 2008

In the past two seasons, Matt Grothe has led the University of South Florida to back-to-back school-record nine-win seasons. ...more

August 10, 2008

Chances are you've probably seen Anjelah Johnson. Perhaps it was on "MADtv," YouTube, or as an Oakland Raiderette. Through Sunday you can see the comedian live at the Tampa Improv. ...more

August 7, 2008

While he didn't win the opportunity to make his own music video as a contestant on "High School Musical: Get in the Picture Competition," Valrico native JohnWesley Honaker managed to win the hearts of teenage girls from around the country July 20 when he made his national TV debut. ...more

August 6, 2008

Nebraska senior defensive linemen Kevin Dixon was kicked off the football team on Monday for an undisclosed violation of team rules. ...more

August 6, 2008

On a sunny May afternoon, teenagers dismissed from a Beverly Hills middle school gathered outside a restaurant four blocks away and gossiped about their friends. ...more

August 4, 2008

Regarding "Carnegie Mellon Professor's Dream Filled Life Ends At 47" (front page, July 26): ...more

August 2, 2008