Ridge Manor has experienced better days recently in Dixie All-Star play. Friday night was not one of them. ...more

June 29, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE SENIOR BOYS BASEBALL Marathon 16-run first inning carries Sumter to dominating victory, as Ridge Manor gets bounced from tournament. ...more

June 28, 2008

Oren Koules has style, give him that. If you could pick someone to just hang out with and share laughs, he might be the guy. ...more

June 24, 2008

Just about everyone is feeling the queasiness associated with our nation's — and especially our local – economy. Quality businesses are cutting wherever they can. Good workers are concerned about layoffs and the general economic outlook is dismal. All of us are affected and it's not a pleasant situation. That said, most of us know that better days are coming. The difficulty is hanging on until then. ...more

February 6, 2008

This season has been one long reality check for the Lightning, interrupted only occasionally by bits of hope. Like most teams do, the Bolts grab on to the hope and dismiss the reality checks with the argument, "yeah, but better days are just around the corner." ...more

January 26, 2008

In a bow to political reality, President Bush's final State of the Union speech on Monday night will skip bold proposals in favor of ones the country has heard before, a modest approach for a White House that prides itself on big ideas. ...more

January 26, 2008

The University of South Florida had hung around, hung around, and hung around most of the night Wednesday against 20th-ranked Pitt. And with a little less than eight minutes to play, it was possible - sort of - to see the Bulls walking out of the Sun Dome with a win that could have been a springboard to better days. ...more

January 10, 2008

Undeserved Award Regarding "Grimaces And Grins" (Commentary, Dec. 30): You dare to place Sen. Mel Martinez with a caption of "Political Courage" on the same page? Political suicide would be a better headline. ...more

January 4, 2008

At Christmas, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ...more

December 11, 2007

Well, I can still remember the Depression days, in 1930, when I was a small child. We all had it pretty rough. My father worked for the W.P.A., which was a government job, which was started by the government for poor and needy families. I remember as a small girl making trips to our local fire department for free milk and bread. The school board furnished us children our shoes and a milk lunch each day for the needy families. Yes, there were many charities in those days and our family was so thankful and grateful for their help. There was so much love and support in those days. ...more

October 26, 2007