I would like any information you can provide about my old Teddy bear. Its head, arms and legs move. It is hard, so it must be stuffed with sawdust. The fur is a little worn, but it is in good shape for the age. ...more

December 27, 2009

Letters to the editor from the Dec. 5 North Pinellas print edition of The Suncoast News. ...more

December 5, 2009

The earlier skin cancer is diagnosed, the better the chance for a cure. Everyone can benefit from skin self-exam, which involves checking your own skin routinely for abnormal growths or unusual changes. ...more

November 7, 2009

A Crystal River man was mauled by four dogs in a neighbor's yard while trying to save his own dog, officials said. ...more

October 24, 2009

Sometimes, it's just good to have a few miles to drive in order to run a high school cross country race. ...more

October 21, 2009

Four years after a girl, then 5, was handcuffed at a Pinellas County elementary school, her mother has filed a lawsuit against the Pinellas County School Board. ...more

April 1, 2009

Greek playwright Aristophanes is considered the "Father of Comedy" and the "Prince of Ancient Comedy" -- heavy titles for a guy gifted in funny. And if he were alive today, he likely would have loved American Stage Theatre's adaptation of his 2,500-year-old comic drama "Lysistrata." ...more

March 19, 2009

Ravens running back Willis McGahee is expected to make a "complete recovery" from a fierce helmet-to-helmet hit in the AFC Championship Game that saw him carted off the field. ...more

January 20, 2009

A tale of a Dutch family coping with the upheavals of German occupation during World War II. Third of four parts. ...more

January 16, 2009

Most people know the name, but not the disease. "Piece by Piece," a new campaign by the ALS Association Florida Chapter, hopes to change that by increasing public awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. ...more

January 16, 2009