Since early childhood, Holly Jackson watched in admiration as other children her age played sports. Until recently, however, it seemed unlikely she would join them. ...more

November 25, 2009

Last week, leaving a restaurant near the mall, my wife and I glanced up to witness a wondrous sight. It was the space shuttle Discovery, clearly visible. Its brilliant tail made a vivid slash across the eastern sky. ...more

March 25, 2009

Three campgrounds across America are getting new tenants, but campers need not be jealous of their shiny silver neighbors. The Airstream rigs are for rent. ...more

February 1, 2009

Love can hurt, but it need not wound your wallet when it comes to surprising your sweetie with a Valentine's getaway. Nor do you have to whisk her away to Paris or the Caribbean. Love is just around the corner, whether in the charming confines of St. Augustine or the aquatic surroundings of Orlando's Discovery Cove. ...more

February 1, 2009

It was a familiar scenario: The run was blue, the sky bluer still, and I was cruising down 8,765-foot Mount Whitehorn in Banff National Park in Canada. Packed powder was flying up from the edges of my snowboard into the just-below-freezing air. I was grinning beneath my ski mask. ...more

January 11, 2009

Ten hours a day, every day, Elizabeth Feudale-Bowes confines herself to a steel-and-porcelain shed outside her house. The place is as austere as a prison cell - but it's also her sanctuary from an outside world that she says makes her violently ill. ...more

October 21, 2008

We read with interest your position that the University of South Florida should be leveraged in an attempt to "enhance the stature of our region" by creating one of the nation's best hospitals. Unfortunately, it seems you haven't really been paying as close attention to this situation as you want to imply in your editorial ("To Grow Ranks Of 'Best Hospitals' Region Must Leverage USF's Assets," Commentary, July 27). ...more

August 3, 2008

While the cozy, air-conditioned confines of Tropicana Field have brought out the best in Rays starter James Shields, Wednesday's outing, at least through two innings, had all the trappings of a game Tampa Bay has gotten used to losing the past three weeks. ...more

July 24, 2008

There was plenty of talk about THE Bus Tuesday. But still no decision on its future. ...more

June 25, 2008

Recommendation expected Friday. ...more

June 24, 2008