SOUTH FLORIDA (7-5, 2-5 BIG EAST) VS. MEMPHIS (6-6, 4-4 C-USA) AT STAKE ...more

December 20, 2008

Tampa Bay Bucs WR Brian Clark struggled to think of what could have been the other biggest play of his career. ...more

December 15, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed two Supreme Court justices and will have the chance to pick two more in the coming months. ...more

December 13, 2008

When President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January, the expectations and challenges will be massive. They are so huge, in fact, that Americans need to let reality set in or they are in for a major disappointment. No president past or present could make our problems go away in a short period of time. There's too much to repair that were years in the making. Still, there are a couple of things that must be done, even if the payoff is down the road a ways. ...more

November 30, 2008

Do you ever despair of making it through December with your faith intact? Are you tempted to walk away from the performance art Christmas has become? ...more

November 29, 2008

9:01 p.m. The apparent passage of Florida's marriage amendment drew big cheers from Republicans at the Florida GOP's watch party in St. Petersburg. ...more

November 4, 2008

It is easy to be cynical. After all, when you reach retirement age as I have, you have experienced disappointment, unfairness and many obstacles that make you forget just how important it is to stay focused and continue to do the right things to make the world a better place for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren. ...more

October 26, 2008

In response to the answer of my last letter written on Oct. 9, where I was offering a basic Spanish course to deputies of Highlands County, and my disappointment with Sheriff Benton when I had to wait five weeks to see her and on the day of the appointment I didn't get to see her anyway, Mayr Malool defended the sheriff by saying that the sheriff was busy trying to catch a cop killer. This is an absolute untruth. I was in Highlands County when that tragedy took place. There was no manhunt going on on the day I was supposed to see the sheriff. I don't know Mayr Malool but I do know that when an officer has four or five illegals stopped at 3 a.m. and they are saying "Jump him-her, grab him-her or grab his-her gun, and the officer doesn't understand these alert words, it is dangerous. ...more

October 18, 2008

If you're looking for 200 bottles of champagne on short notice in the Charm City, you're in business. ...more

September 25, 2008

Joe Gibbs Racing used the first 26 races this season to establish itself as NASCAR's top organization. ...more

September 24, 2008