With a big aloha to Hawaii, a new generation of coin collectors will soon shut their books on the U.S. Mint's popular 10-year state quarter program full of fond family memories and a fun dose of history. ...more

October 14, 2008

I grew up in the rural South where passions ran deep about "the horrible Yankees who invaded our territory and destroyed a way of life." As I got older and studied the Civil War, I realized the reasons the war was fought were more complicated than the emotional tirades I heard as a child. ...more

August 10, 2008

Twenty-seven headstones were damaged at Bethel Baptist Church cemetery in Lakeland in the past few days, and Polk County deputies are seeking the community's help to find whoever caused the damage. ...more

June 10, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

February 6, 2008

One Christmas long ago, young Paul Barber wished with all his might for a train set with an engine that puffed real smoke. The boy rejoiced when he spied the toy underneath the tree Christmas morning. ...more

December 3, 2007

One Christmas long ago, young Paul Barber wished with all his might for a train set with an engine that puffed real smoke. The boy rejoiced when he spied the toy underneath the tree Christmas morning. ...more

December 1, 2007

To Ingrid Hoffman, host of the Miami-based Food Network series "Simply Delicioso," food is like music. ...more

October 31, 2007

Those smoke-filled rooms where alcohol flows freely and men in gray suits talk about their sexual and business conquests are going silent for a while. ...more

October 18, 2007