"Googled: The End of the World As We Know It," by Ken Auletta (Penguin Press, $28) ...more

November 8, 2009

The issue: Buying alcoholic beverages and having county employees sell them at special community events. ...more

March 29, 2009

TAMPA – If you scroll through the annals of NFL history you'll see there were two periods in which the Miami Dolphins dominated the league defensively. ...more

January 22, 2009

Robbie Gould kicked a 38-yard field goal with 11:28 left in overtime and the Chicago Bears overcame frigid conditions and the Green Bay Packers for a 20-17 victory Monday night to stay in the running for the playoffs. ...more

December 23, 2008

That Feb. 1 shindig at Raymond James Stadium has already made history: the first $1,000 ticket in Super Bowl annals. ...more

October 16, 2008

When the history is written on the collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it will go down in the annals of corporate scandals as one of the greatest accounting scams committed in broad daylight. ...more

September 10, 2008

ENGLAND - After moving within a victory of his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title, Roger Federer found time to catch only a few games of Rafael Nadal's semifinal. Federer does have a DVD of Nadal's match, but he wasn't exactly rushing to use it for scouting purposes before they meet for the Wimbledon championship Sunday. ...more

July 6, 2008

In their comeback season, the Celtics saved the biggest one of all for the NBA Finals. ...more

June 13, 2008

Big moments have defined the Lakers-Celtics blood feud, and in their first get-together in 21 years, a kid from Los Angeles gave Boston one to remember. ...more

June 6, 2008

Congratulations to Commissioner Don Bates and one other commissioner for opposing the county asphalt plant. According to the Jan. 26 edition of Highlands Today, if Amendment One passes, Highlands County won't have the money to build roads, including completion of Sebring Parkway. Anyone who has the audacity to approve purchase of an asphalt plant, which will be another albatross like the Sebring Power Plant was, must reside in La La Land. It seems redundant to mention that interest on the $3.3 million loan would likely run $165,000 per year. This plant would be a disgrace in the annals of decision making by county governments. The main benefit from this is our choices for commissioner have been decided for next election. ...more

February 5, 2008