What do you do on a day when the weather stinks and you're tempted to fold into a cocoon and order mounds of Chinese food? ...more

January 10, 2009

John Coffin, chief commander of the Second City of London's Police, is horrified when a package of bones with his initials on it is found outside his former home. "Coffin's Ghost" by Gwendolyn Butler is a reminder that events in our lives which we may have tried to forget or hide, often come back to haunt us in unexpected ways. Coffin's old home is now a shelter for battered women and a certain amount of suspicion about his past centers on him. Coffin must explain part of this past to his actress wife Stella Pinero, and hope she will be understanding. He hopes the information will not jeopardize their happiness. Then he must work to solve the mystery of whose bones the package contains and who hates him so much they would like to see his reputation permanently tarnished. The hunt means Coffin must try to resurrect the past without causing more harm to anyone else, a seemingly impossible task as he tries to find out the name of his "ghost." ...more

December 31, 2008

Staying cool under pressure has been a badge of honor Hannah Shoop has been saddled with since she walked onto the Sebring volleyball court as a sophomore. ...more

December 26, 2008

The federal government is soon going to be allocating billions of dollars for cities to build rail projects, both as part of the new transportation bill and as a one-time economic stimulus to help the economy. ...more

December 14, 2008

Katrina Reedy's knee problems make it difficult for her to walk, let alone get in and out of a car easily. And yet, for two months, she has been driving five days a week from Lakeland to Pasco Regional Medical Center's new wound care clinic, 30 miles away in Zephyrhills. ...more

September 15, 2007