Jon Stewart is sitting in a cushy white chair in a small, windowless room known as Kodak Theatre's "Dressing Room 3." It's spare other than a laptop on a table and dozens of bottles of water atop a tiny fridge. ...more

February 22, 2008

Consumers paid more to fill up their gas tanks, buy groceries and go to the hospital in January as prices on a wide range of items pushed higher. ...more

February 21, 2008

Like many teenagers, Derrick "Deejay" Young dreams of seeing his name in lights and making it big in the recording industry. ...more

February 16, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mel Berman. ...more

February 9, 2008

Arson investigators are looking into a fire that burned more than 300 portable toilets today in Tarpon Springs. ...more

January 30, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Boy Scout leader Karl Gibson is proud of his Eagle Scout son, but said Travis didn't always follow the Scout motto to "Be Prepared." During Tuesday's Troop 482 meeting at the Scout House, the elder Gibson talked about watching his son as a young scout prepare for an overnight camping trip. Although Travis neglected to fully pack, the father said nothing prior to the outing. "We have to let them find their own way," said Karl Gibson. "Travis had to drink cereal from a coffee cup without a spoon because he forgot everything. We won't let them starve, but they don't learn anything by giving to them." ...more

January 21, 2008

It always amazes me how right wingers respond when presented with facts. It is obvious they can't accept facts because facts disturb their little comfort zone, which the neo-con, globalist controlled corporate media has built for them. They like to dismiss facts as "volatile diatribe" or "violent cacophony" or worse. The person presenting the facts is immediately labeled a radical, liberal, angry hate-monger. For your enlightenment, Mr. Gallagher, here are some facts. I am a Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower-type Republican and no one is more true conservative than I. I also find it disgusting that you feel free to define my objectives with respect to my military career, when you don't even know me. Here are some more facts sir: ...more

January 19, 2008

No longer content with being the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige now has her sights set on being, well, Queen. ...more

January 10, 2008

SEBRING — The conditions weren't exactly ideal for shuffling on Wednesday morning during the opening round of the Orange Blossom Classic shuffleboard tournament. ...more

January 4, 2008

LAKELAND — "There still not taking what we do in practice and bring that to the mat," said AP coach Lee Elder after watching many of his team underachieve during the George Jenkins Eagles, losing 45-24 in a dual meet on Wednesday. "It's frustrating to see this," AP coach Ed Brown said. "We work hours and hours in practice, but when the whistle blows, some of us still don't know what to do. "That is where we lack in experience with such a young team." ...more

December 14, 2007