The Show Palace Dinner Theatre, Hudson, will hold Equity Performer Auditions for their 2008-09 Season, nonunion performers will be seen as time permits and are highly encouraged to attend. The Show Palace performs under an Actors' Equity Dinner Theatre Contract (LOA), minimum $411/wk (may change after Sept. 21) plus health and pension. Non-equity pay is negotiable. Housing is available for both Equity and Non-Equity Performers. ...more

August 1, 2008

Regarding "Kids Having Kids Is Now So Normal" (Commentary, June 29): Teenaged parents in the United States are hardly a phenomenon. Until very recently, it was common for teenagers and young adults to have children. They were not called "kids having kids." They were simply "youth." ...more

July 5, 2008

Here is one more theory about the Ray's magical ride in '08: the spectacles and facial expressions of Joe Maddon. Check out photos of the beloved senor, Al Lopez, as the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox manager in the '50s and '60s and maybe you will agree that there is more than a little similarity. ...more

July 3, 2008

I just wanted to share a card and comments from my son who underwent a lung transplant a few years ago. He was in his 50s and had pulmonary fibrosis in both lungs. He was anxiously waiting for a lung transplant at Ohio State Medical Center. The care read: ...more

June 4, 2008

It looks like spring will give us one more shot of nice weather before we start our long summer simmer. ...more

May 12, 2008

It looks like spring will give us one more shot of nice weather before we start summer. ...more

May 11, 2008

Fidel Castro, who is 81 and ailing, initiated a rare moment of political uncertainty in Cuba when he resigned this week after nearly five decades in power. He and his brother Raul represent the generation known in Cuba as the "historicos," those who rose to power because of their active early support for the revolution. ...more

February 22, 2008

•You might as well jump and head to the Forum at 7:30 tonight to see the reconstituted Van Halen. ...more

February 18, 2008

To reflect and reminisce as the 50th Daytona 500 approached, Eddie Wood of the famed Wood Brothers Racing drove down to the old Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse south of Daytona Beach on Tuesday. ...more

February 17, 2008

You might want to bundle up early for the Gasparilla events Saturday, but overall the forecast calls for a good day to watch a parade. ...more

January 24, 2008