Emma Jones, wearing pewter ringlets, matching slacks and a maroon satin blouse, was already having the Monday of her entire 56 years when she presented herself at the check-in desk at the Barthle Livestock Pavilion and said, imperially, "Put me in." ...more

February 18, 2009

While many Halloween attractions opt for chills and ghoulish thrills, a number of Pasco agencies and organizations are offering creative, family-oriented alternatives this year. ...more

October 18, 2008

Politics is many things, including the art of compromise, the creator of peculiar bedfellows and, as famously observed by Ronald Reagan, "the second oldest profession," one that "bears a very close resemblance to the first." ...more

June 12, 2008

Regarding "Final Tribute Paid To Fallen Soldier" (Metro, May 7): Over the past few years all of us have seen newspaper and TV coverage of the deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan of some 50 or so of our soldiers who lived and had families in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

May 10, 2008

DADE CITY - Hundreds of people lined a bustling downtown street today to watch the funeral procession of Sgt. Marcus Mathes, killed by a mortar attack in Baghdad on April 28. ...more

May 6, 2008

Sgt. Brandon Bucknor drove 1,400 miles to say goodbye to his friend. ...more

May 6, 2008

Sgt. Brandon Bucknor drove 1,400 miles to say goodbye to his friend. ...more

May 6, 2008

Family and friends turn out to say goodbye to Sgt. Marcus Mathes, killed last week by a mortar attack in Baghdad. ...more

May 5, 2008

The body of Iraq war casualty Sgt. Marcus Mathes' was flown from Dover, Del., to Zephyrhills Municipal Airport on a charter jet that landed about noon today. ...more

May 5, 2008

Bryan Warren is excited about the release of his new song "The Oceans," which has been recorded by Integrity Music with their latest group, Deluge, from Baton Rouge, La. ...more

May 3, 2008