Alice Coolbaugh of Port Richey says Republicans ar spewing "hateful and erroneous" venom about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. ...more

June 3, 2009

Media Misinformation When I was young I was always told the following: "If I heard or was told something of importance to check it out either through the print media or the broadcast media." ...more

March 20, 2009

PLAYER TO WATCH: EVAN LONGORIA Seemingly born for the big stage, he'll be on it for the next week and a half. The likely AL Rookie of the Year figures to continue holding down the cleanup spot for the Rays, who will hope he can continue his run of production in the ALCS that included seven extra-base hits. ...more

October 22, 2008

Fifty-four-year-old Katherine Maloney, out of work since May and fresh from a trip to the pawnshop last night to get cash to feed her dogs, took her plight to the street this morning. At the break of dawn, she stood at the corner of Humphrey Street and North Dale Mabry Highway and handed out 100 resumes. Her face-to-face style may have paid off. About an hour after she started, she had gotten three bites. ...more

October 7, 2008

Last week was vacation time for me, and it featured a family trip to the Southwest, including the Grand Canyon, San Diego and a stop at Disneyland in Anaheim. The original Disney complex, which opened in 1955, pales in comparison to our Disneyworld in Orlando that came along some 16 years later. ...more

August 13, 2008

For all the concern that a comedy about conflict in the Middle East would offend everyone imaginable, "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" is really rather conventional and familiar. ...more

June 5, 2008

"Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio" by Alec Foege; Faber and Faber, 320 pages ($25). ...more

May 25, 2008

Take The Guns Away Regarding "Gunman Opens Fire On Class, Killing 5" (front page, Feb. 15): ...more

February 19, 2008