Didn't plan on missing that anniversary deadline. Of course I didn't plan to be still sitting here at the Type and Gripe factory after 40 years either. My mom is still waiting for me to get out and find a real job, or at least something respectable. ...more

October 28, 2009

Carrie Keesecker of Oldsmar says people need to slow down and let school crossing guards continue to do their jobs. ...more

March 14, 2009

The last time the East Bay and Riverview softball teams met, junior pitcher Kayla Cox struck out 15 batters to lead her Indians to a Class 6A-District 8 win. ...more

March 12, 2009

Mary Epperson was one of those children who grew up in the 1960s, watching the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts blast into space and splash down in the ocean. ...more

November 28, 2008

It's not often that a play about pedophilia earns a standing ovation, but Jobsite Theater's production of "Blackbird" by David Harrower did just that. Admittedly, the superlative acting elevated the subject matter to a shameful level of enjoyment. ...more

September 16, 2008

"The voice that couldn't be silenced," as the radio promo says, is back. ...more

January 9, 2008

TAMPA - "The voice that couldn't be silenced," as the radio promo says, is back. Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, the shock jock who drew heavy fines from the federal government and was fired by Clear Channel Communications in 2004, strapped on the headphones in Tampa this morning and hosted a morning show on a local FM radio station. ...more

January 8, 2008

I lost my mother in May 2005 and my dad nine months later. It's a sordid tale of woe for both of them, but for my dad in particular. ...more

December 30, 2007