State Farm has been charging some of the highest rates in Florida, but they would have us believe they are presently losing $20 million each month? How can they possibly be losing $20 million each month? From homeowner claims? No hurricanes! No earthquakes! No tsunamis! No Florida communities destroyed by raging wildfires! ...more

February 2, 2009

9:51 a.m. Meet the Breakfast Club, a group of friends who meet almost every day for their morning meal at a cafe on Upham Beach. The members, from left, are JoAnn and Peter Lousberg, May Shorr, Howie and Jeani Fullard, and Sigi Vogel. The dog on Howie's lap is My Boy - "MB" for short. ...more

August 19, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG James Shields doesn't care when the second game of the Rays' series with the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels is played. ...more

August 18, 2008

As I look at what Mother Nature is dishing out here lately, it makes me sad, yet it also has opened my eyes. ...more

November 4, 2007

Three strong earthquakes struck Sunday near New Zealand and the U.S. territory of Guam in remote parts of the South Pacific, monitoring agencies said. ...more

October 1, 2007