Two sides of fence After reading your editorial, "Health care reform at our expense" (Our Opinion, Dec. 27), I got really upset with the Trib. All of the flaws, weaknesses, inequities and shameful deal cutting that you pointed out were not news to anyone who followed the debate, yet you sat by during the months it took these bills to be pushed through. Even now you fail to point out that Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Kathy Castor put party loyalty above voting in the interest of their citizens. ...more

December 30, 2009

Cheap and easy crafts for kids. ...more

July 1, 2009

Apparently, life between the Lightning pipes isn't all that bad after all. ...more

February 27, 2009

It seems only fitting in The Shops at Wiregrass, which transformed a few acres in Wesley Chapel into an idyllic village of shops and attractive "spaces," that the resident Mexican restaurant provides something superior to the usual south-of-the-border fare. ...more

February 19, 2009

PLANT CITY Feb. 7 is the application deadline for entering your best concoction in the 19th annual Arts Council of Plant City Chili Cook-off to be held Feb. 14 at downtown's historic train depot, 104 N. Palmer St. ...more

January 28, 2009

It was the kind of game they've won all season. It was the kind of game that made you believe in their miracle. And then they lost. ...more

October 26, 2008

"Cheater BBQ: Barbecue Anytime, Anywhere, in Any Weather," by Mindy Merrell and R.B Quinn (Broadway Books, $17.95) ...more

September 17, 2008

QUESTION: "I am asking for your advice to rid my shrubs of what my agricultural county agent has told me is a 'fungus'. The shrubs are large, about 8 ft tall, and I let them grow at will with not much trimming as a divider in my huge backyard. The leaves look similar to Red Tip, but are not red. ...more

September 14, 2008

There's just something about this little poultry concoction that makes everyone drool and has allowed it to withstand the test of time. ...more

September 2, 2008

I come from a drinking family. I was raised in a drinking culture, the beer and bump blue-collar, middle-class, rubber-making heyday of Akron, Ohio. ...more

August 23, 2008