The ancient Mayans believed that the world would end in the year 2012. Strangely enough, seers and sorcerers of several other ages and cultures have also focused their predictions of doom on that same year. As a result, there is now a motion picture called "2012" depicting the cataclysmic end of human civilization in that year. ...more

November 1, 2009

Can the 2008 Rays happen again? Baseball's economics would seem to say 'No,' writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

October 28, 2009

The firings of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden and General Manager Bruce Allen were the talk of The Press Box tonight. Opinions were split at the popular restaurant and sports bar on South Dale Mabry Highway, though the anti-Gruden contingent was more prevalent in the hours after the firings were announced. ...more

January 16, 2009

As the midpoint approaches in the local youth tackle football season, it has become apparent that the Plant City Dolphins' program might produce some future stars - even if it's the distant future. ...more

September 24, 2008

From the porch of the Gandy Bait and Tackle shop owned by his father for 20 years, Zack Robinson can catch a glimpse of the future. ...more

July 13, 2008

After becoming only the third state nationally to jump into the fight against youth steroid abuse, the Florida High School Athletic Association will be discontinuing its testing policy after just one year of implementation. ...more

June 7, 2008

These are painful times for local governments. State-mandated spending restrictions and a voter-approved amendment limiting property taxes are forcing budget cuts and a reordering of priorities. ...more

June 1, 2008

As a first-time presidential voter, I am extremely concerned that not one of the candidates is talking about a major issue that will affect my generation - Social Security. ...more

January 27, 2008

There might come a day in the not-so-distant future when the Lightning's ongoing evaluation of Karri Ramo's potential to become a No. 1 goalie in the NHL will begin to mean more than the team's position in the Southeast Division standings. ...more

January 22, 2008