Where'd they go? I'm speaking of the 50 years since my high school graduation. In many ways it seems like only yesterday. At the recent reunion of the Speedway High School, Class of '59, I had no trouble identifying everyone, even without the very large nametags - containing our senior photos - that the committee had prepared for us. My companion for the evening was very surprised (shocked?) at the way I looked back then. I think he might take back his assessment of my inability to write a book entitled, "Beauty Tips for the Really Ugly." ...more

October 28, 2009

"Outliers" are not politicians who lie even more than other politicians. It is a term used by statisticians to describe some data that are far away from the average - data on seven-foot women or freezing temperatures in Los Angeles, for example. ...more

January 3, 2009

The latest recipient of Hillsborough County's Moral Courage Award wants to know why Apollo Beach and Sun City Center homeowners are getting a disproportionate number of citations for backflow valve violations. ...more

October 16, 2008

TAMPA - Florida Highway Patrol troopers this week are focusing their attentions – and speed guns – on those behind the wheels of semis and commercial trucks. The initiative, dubbed Operation Safe Ride, is the result of a disproportionate number of fatal wrecks involving aggressive tractor-trailer drivers, troopers said. ...more

October 24, 2007

Waterfront residents who want to tax themselves to pay for canal dredging say their proposal has strong support as it heads toward an Oct. 25 review by the city council. ...more

October 6, 2007