Dear Abby: I am a 38-year-old woman. My fiance of five years, "Troy," and I live together and are the parents of a 5-month-old baby girl. ...more

May 11, 2008

Dmitry Medvedev, a corporate lawyer tapped and groomed for the Kremlin by Vladimir Putin, was sworn in as president Wednesday under the watchful gaze of his mentor and predecessor. ...more

May 8, 2008

"Remembering Plant City; Tales from the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World" will be on sale at the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce's booth on the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds. Copies are $20 and include photographs and stories from the Plant City Photo Archives. ...more

February 22, 2008

SEBRING – Bob Mullins didn't receive his business sense from a book because he only spent one year at the University of Virginia. The Lake Placid man, contrary to what experts believe about the importance of business plans, doesn't put much stock in them. Mullins ascribes to the approach of one of America's great retailers – F.W. Woolworth. "The Woolworth theory was that no matter what the problem is, you give the customer their money back," he said. "It is satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. That is the only reason that this has ever succeeded from Day One. I never stick anybody with something they don't want. "It's absolute," he added. "That's something I do not argue with it one little bit. It works." ...more

February 17, 2008

There's no one stereotype to describe a woman with heart disease. It affects women of all ages, races, sizes and shapes. ...more

February 8, 2008

Your teenager is on her way out the door for a Saturday evening with friends. Would it surprise you to know that alcohol may be part of her plans? ...more

January 25, 2008

Oprah Winfrey is getting her own TV network. OWN - Oprah Winfrey Network - debuts next year in 70 million homes with cable and satellite in a deal announced Tuesday with Discovery Communications. It replaces Discovery Health network. ...more

January 16, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - Developer Gene Thomason and his company, Cory Lakes Limited, owe Hillsborough County $300,000 in back taxes for 2005 and 2006 for two dozen undeveloped lots he owns in the New Tampa gated community. In addition, he and his company, which received a no-bid contract for operations and maintenance of Cory Lake Isles, owe nearly $170,000 in 2007 property taxes. ...more

January 15, 2008

Developer Gene Thomason and his company, Cory Lakes Limited, owe Hillsborough County $300,000 in back taxes for 2005 and 2006 for two dozen undeveloped lots he owns in the New Tampa gated community. ...more

January 14, 2008

The modern version of "Go west, young man," may very well be, "Go west, aging boomer." Demographers who track retirement trends report increasing numbers of baby boomers are retiring to Wyoming and Montana. This past year, we read articles titled "Forget Florida or Arizona, More Baby Boomers Are Heading West" and "More Boomers Head to Mountain West." We didn't put much stock in such news. We didn't want to believe the "rumors" of a somewhat surprising trend. That was, before we received a call from lifelong friends. They told us they'd sold their home in Dallas, Texas, and were retiring to Saratoga, Wyo. ...more

January 11, 2008