His family grew up "as poor as Job's Christmas turkey," said Jim Rahenkamp, the youngest of seven octogenarian siblings living in Avon Park. ...more

March 12, 2009

TAMPA - Kellon H. Wilson, the older brother of University of South Florida linebacker Kion Wilson, was shot and killed Saturday in Miami. ...more

March 11, 2009

Brothers and sisters often grow up playing each others' sport. Anyone will tell you that it is not unusual to spot identical surnames while scanning high school rosters. If the family genome is athletics-friendly, neither is it rare to see some sibling pairings excel in unison. When it comes to West Pasco girls basketball this year, though, there's a little bit of an added twist. In an area spanning roughly 200 square miles and containing five separate public high schools, three - Hudson, Ridgewood and Mitchell - have varsity-level sisters on roster. ...more

January 17, 2009

Joilee Hazley wondered what all the people were doing in her front yard. ...more

December 8, 2008

Irv Friedman of Beacon Woods says "Proposition 2 struck down everything that Jesus and government stand for." ...more

November 26, 2008

Are you allowing "race" to decide your vote? We are all of one race, the product of Adam and Eve. There are many colors but we are all brothers and sisters. There is only "one race," the human race. For example, would you vote for a Jew? ...more

October 23, 2008

I believe anyone who cares for someone with severe memory impairment today or in the future can benefit greatly by reading this letter from a former caregiver: ...more

October 11, 2008

Dock Green Silverhawk hopes to see 2,000 friends this weekend. Last year, about 1,800 people attended his annual Silverhawk Native American Flute Gathering, an event that started in his Plant City backyard five years ago. Although Silverhawk, who is part Creek and part Cherokee, has enough land for horses to graze on, the event soon became too popular for his limited acreage. ...more

October 11, 2008

Youngsters say it's easier to get pills than beer. ...more

August 20, 2008

Fraternal Order of Police Endorses Candidates The Fraternal Order of Police Pasco Sheriff's Lodge 29 endorses Republican Robert J. Sullivan and Democrat Kim Bogart for sheriff of Pasco County in the Aug. 26 primary. ...more

August 20, 2008