Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to carry on despite remarks in a debate Thursday night that some people took as a valedictory to her long effort to win the Democratic presidential nomination. ...more

February 23, 2008

It's early enough in camp that newcomers Eric Hinske and Kurt Birkins are still feeling out their new team and teammates, but both already have a sense of what the Rays can do. ...more

February 20, 2008

I have just finished reading Greg Palast's "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" and if you are interested in how your government really works, I recommend it. However, it has made me eat my words. I once said that "Dubya" was not good at anything he did. After reading this book I find that he is really good indeed at sleazy, manipulative, underhanded dirty politics. Oh, I don't give him all the credit. A man of his limited abilities couldn't do this all on his own. No, he had plenty of help. He has been indulged by a powerful and wealthy family who has supported his candidacy for president in every way imaginable. And his advisors were able to manipulate him to their own good and well-being. The rest of us are bearing the fruits of these selfish and failed policies. When I think of the young men and women who faithfully invaded another country and died or were maimed and changed for the rest of their lives, my heart bleeds for them. We are on the brink of recession and in debt to China and Japan among others and the outlook is bleak. So, to whom do we look to save us? ...more

February 19, 2008

LAKE PLACID — "This is the way you want to end your career," said Lake Placid girls soccer head coach Liz Sottile after hearing the news of her latest coaching milestone. After leading the Green Dragons to the Class 3A-District 8 runner-up trophy — the first trophy for LP girls soccer under her tutelage — Sottile was named District 8 Coach of the Year by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association. "It's really good to be recognized for doing things the right way," Sottile said. "This has been a great run for me and I've loved my days coaching this team. I'm going to really miss it." ...more

February 17, 2008

J.B. Holmes came back from the brink of defeat to win the FBR Open for the second time in three years, beating Phil Mickelson on the first hole of a playoff Sunday. ...more

February 4, 2008

TAMPA - A Tampa center for domestic violence victims was on the brink of closing last week. But today, the Family Justice Center learned it will survive at least another eight months thanks to $350,000 from the Children's Board of Hillsborough County. ...more

January 31, 2008

A month ago, a family was celebrating the holidays, enjoying the accoutrements of a successful life in one of this community's tonier subdivisions. ...more

January 26, 2008

In a past life, the singlewide mobile homes served as classrooms for a Christian school on State Road 54. ...more

January 10, 2008

The reclamation project isn't completed just yet, but Christine Rizzieri and Hudson sure are getting close. ...more

December 4, 2007

Vince Young nearly ran into the interview room to talk with reporters. ...more

December 3, 2007