As readers of this column know, I got into blogging on Twitter last year. (My Twitter logon is @TheStew. Creative, I know.) ...more

March 29, 2009

We do have a brilliant, knowledgeable president and an excellent speaker. All these attributes can either be an asset or a liability depending on how they are used. He has and is talking the talk. I hope all of you are joining me in prayer that he will walk the walk. ...more

March 12, 2009

This past week I returned from our 7th American Legion yearly cruise we put together to of course enjoy life and each other, but mainly to raise funds for our veteran programs and children and youth programs. It has personally been a rewarding experience for my husband, David, and me, but this year's cruise brought along with it yet another dynamic force that made me once more sit up and take notice of our wonderful country and all its attributes. The force came this time from the eye of our youngest son, Matthew, who along with his lovely new bride Theresa, had come along for this year's cruise, as did many other of our travelers bring family. After a day at sea with us developing a great rapport with the other travelers and enjoying all the beauty around us, we went into Grand Cayman Island followed by Jamaica. That evening my son came to our room saying, "Mom, you know this is the first time I have ever been out of the United States in my 40 years and I felt in my heart that there is no place on earth like the United States of America. The beauty God gave our world was all around us as it is everywhere, but seeing these ports and the structure of their economy, education and living, etc. I can honestly say that even in these hard times, Mom, there is nowhere like the good old U.S.A. Our poorest of people live better than these people. ...more

February 10, 2009

The Gryphons won 63-47, pulling away from the Mustangs midway through the third quarter. ...more

January 9, 2009

TAMPA -- Sickles basketball player Amber Henson is like any smart, charming high school sophomore. She wants to be liked and be popular. Being aggressive and bold is, well, unladylike. ...more

December 3, 2008

Among the attributes the 2008 Rays possess that their forerunners lacked, perhaps the most important when it comes to keeping an ugly game from deteriorating into an uh-oh week, is their starting pitching. ...more

May 29, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - When Alessi Bakeries owner Phil Alessi looks at pictures of his family on the wall in his office, he is filled with inspiration and pride. ...more

May 3, 2008

While in some respects the Dodge Journey projects an aggressive stance on the road, it brings much more to the drive in that it may, in fact, be a kinder, gentler addition to the Dodge lineup. ...more

February 16, 2008