Citizens can now track Florida's spending on a Web site called "Florida's Checkbook." ...more

May 20, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Jody Carroll swung a sword at Tabitha Johnston's torso, but she blocked it with a plywood shield and countered with a strike of her own. ...more

December 4, 2008

The ladies in my church are doing a Beth Moore Bible study, "Stepping Up: A Journey Through The Psalms of Ascent," based on Psalms 120 through 134. One of the things Beth Moore has requested we students do as we make this journey, is to begin each day face down on the floor in obeisance and worship before our Lord. ...more

November 12, 2008

When I entered my voting precinct, I thought I had stepped back in time about 30 years. ...more

November 9, 2008

The nation's best chefs compete at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival to represent the country in the world's most prestigious cooking contest. ...more

September 23, 2008

Wayne Dofflemyer of Bayonet Point says "nuclear" is the word some people are afraid to use in addressing America's energy future. ...more

August 2, 2008

This happened about 10 minutes ago and I'm still wondering if that is the nature of things or maybe just bad luck. ...more

May 12, 2008

Think about this: Shortly after Bush took office, he launched an endless war. Then, there were record numbers of fires. Not only in number but in size and devastation. ...more

May 4, 2008

In the Dec. 15 letters section, there were five letters written on the subject of prisoner torture. Three of the five approved of it. I was really shocked that a majority would approve of torture. ...more

December 21, 2007

"Newspapers serve up a daily slice of life, and some of them – just like people and neighborhoods – flourish, grow old and die." That was the opening line for the final story of the final edition of The Tampa Times that Aug. 14 back in 1982. The story was written by Bob Turner and was under the headline "So long and 30 from Times." ...more

December 18, 2007