Sir Winston Churchill made these statements: ...more

October 31, 2009

Of all the places for President Barack Obama to visit, Arcadia seems like it wouldn't make the list. But we're glad our president will be making it down to our neck of the woods. Maybe he'll see or hear something that opens his eyes to the realities of rural areas like ours. ...more

October 25, 2009

Thank heaven there are such among us as Daniel Green, who, until just a few days ago, had mastered the art of being a good cop. That is, his achievements were unrelentingly laudatory without rising to the level of newsworthiness. Oh, others noticed. Judges, case workers, satisfied civilians. But a sheriff's detective who operates by a creed of professionalism and devotion earns headlines about as often as the airline pilot with an unblemished record of routine takeoffs and landings. ...more

October 21, 2009

Predicted Actual Difference 1. Allen Mendes 37:36 37:47 11 2. Becky Mendes 26:04 25:5311 ...more

April 20, 2009

Somber yet optimistic, Barack Obama was sworn in Tuesday as the nation's first African-American president, declaring it time for Americans to "pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin the work of remaking America." ...more

January 21, 2009

T'is Now, The Coming Age! (Presidential Inauguration) By James E. Tokley Sr. Poet Laureate, Tampa ...more

January 20, 2009

Out at One Buc Place, where the creed is to take life not just one game at a time but one play at a time, everyone has taken a private moment or two to look ahead. Way ahead. It's hard to blame them. ...more

September 7, 2008

System: Xbox 360 Also available for: PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PC ...more

December 7, 2007

Six uniformed deputies in drill instructor hats march down the mile-long driveway. ...more

December 6, 2007

Kevin Cummings, a wiry 48-year-old father of three with one more to put through college, quit his job of two dozen years to do this. If he fails, he's unemployed. He's among the latest recruits hired by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and the second class to embark on a new two-week training program at the Walter C. Heinrich Practical Training Center that administrators say will change the heart and face of the agency. ...more

December 5, 2007