There's still no word on when a policy will be completed that bans nonplatonic relationships at the sheriff's office. ...more

July 26, 2009

On one side of Sebring Drive are three or four bedroom houses watching Lake Sebring, each marvelously neat, each with well-trimmed lawns and shiny cars. ...more

March 8, 2009

There's still no word on when a policy will be completed that bans non-platonic relationships between Hernando County Sheriff's Office deputies and employees. ...more

February 18, 2009

Recently Tampa native Robert Marve chose to end his 1.5-year stay at the University of Miami. UM Coach Randy Shannon granted him a release, with stipulations that he could not attend ACC, SEC or in-state schools. Since that time, Plant Head Coach Robert Weiner has undertaken to assault the character of Shannon using any media outlet that will listen. His actions are immature, if not despicable. ...more

January 5, 2009

A policy designed to prevent non-platonic relationships between Hernando County Sheriff's Office deputies and employees is still in the works. ...more

December 10, 2008

A giraffe in love with a hippo, a zebra with an identity crisis, a lion desperate to win his newfound daddy's respect - the makers of "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" could have plunked their heroes down in a therapist's office for an animals-with-issues session. ...more

November 6, 2008

An on-duty "make out session," that a witness compared to the movie "Casablanca," has prompted the sheriff to draft a policy that outlaws nonplatonic relationships between supervisors and subordinates. ...more

September 6, 2008

At one time, this bright red sailboat was someone's pride and joy. A sleek 30-footer with a comfy cabin and Fiberglas hull, this vessel would be perfect for sailing Tampa Bay on a sunny day or even an overnight trip into the Gulf. ...more

August 6, 2008

Four derelict and abandoned boats, three of which are sunk in the Davis Islands Seaplane Basin, will be yanked from the sandy bottom today. ...more

August 5, 2008

Ask a roomful of readers about Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's "Leopard" and more often than not you'll find a few who will put hand to heart and say it's their favorite book, and a few others who will simply shrug - never heard of it - or ask if it has anything to do with the Visconti movie starring Burt Lancaster (yes, it does). I suppose it's a coincidence that a roomful of travelers will poll in a similar fashion if you ask them about Sicily, the marvelous, maddening island disparaged and adored in "The Leopard": It's either a favorite place, or they haven't even thought of going there. ...more

August 3, 2008