The dwindling light of late afternoon plays on a pond in Dover, when suddenly a large flock of ibis comes home to its sanctuary in the tall grasses and trees growing along the banks. ...more

January 4, 2010

Jamie Bernard Bain is a free man after 35 years in prison. The once-convicted rapist whose guilt was called into question by recent DNA testing was set free by a judge this morning in Polk County. ...more

December 17, 2009

Greenacres Properties recently broke ground on a building that will be able to withstand 200 mph winds. ...more

December 16, 2009

The dog that mauled a toddler to death Saturday night immediately was euthanized after being turned over to Pasco County Animal Services, manager Denise Hilton said. ...more

December 15, 2009

Two co-workers who learned this summer that they are long-lost brothers and who reunited this week with their two half sisters - one of whom is from Sarasota - have a new surprise. A half brother has surfaced. ...more

September 26, 2009

It is amazing that we get a couple days of rain, and we have major arteries flooded, access to a major hospital blocked and good citizens clamoring for help to get streets drained properly. ...more

July 6, 2009

The NCAA Tournament was going according to plan Thursday night as No. 1 seeds Pittsburgh and Connecticut advanced to the region finals. Then Missouri and Villanova shook things up. ...more

March 27, 2009

The first opinion column, published under this scribbler's name, ran in a Georgia paper about 35 years back. It was a commentary countering a continually popular, liberal-belief that large segments of the population need government financial assistance to merely exist. ...more

March 21, 2009

People who feed birds have been getting their pockets pecked. Birdseed prices have been fluctuating for months, and the cost of a premium seed imported from India is at an unprecedented high. All this has made the estimated one in six Americans who feed wild birds rethink their backyard buffets. ...more

March 11, 2009

Eddie Doyle was the guy who really did know everybody's name. But after tending bar for 35 years at the Boston tavern that inspired the television show "Cheers," Doyle has been laid off. ...more

March 10, 2009