There could be a blackout at Florida Field on Saturday. An eye blackout that is. ...more

November 24, 2009

For a guy who was hundreds of miles away in Tampa, George Steinbrenner still managed to dominate the World Series. Talk about a fitting tribute. ...more

November 5, 2009

There will be plenty of pink this weekend in Pinellas County. More than 1,500 people are walking to raise money in the fight against breast cancer. The Breast Cancer 3-Day kicked off Friday morning in Clearwater. Participants will cover 60 miles during the three-day walk to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. ...more

October 31, 2009

Now that the Pinellas School District has decided to close a number of schools to save money, people at Palm Harbor Elementary School, which is on the closure list, will continue to focus until the end on education, its PTA president says. That would be a good way to say farewell to the 82-year-old school. ...more

January 17, 2009

Richard J. Bruno of New Port Richey objects to renaming New York's Triborough Bridge to honoring Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The Kennedys already have enough monuments, he says. ...more

November 29, 2008

History will repeat itself in Jobsite Theater's production of "The History of the Devil." ...more

October 26, 2008

RA RA RIOT: THE RHUMB LINE (BARSUK) ***½ Sadly, the first some of us heard of Ra Ra Riot was when drummer John Pike died following a performance last year, around the time the band's eponymous EP was released. As it is, though, "The Rhumb Line," serves both as a fitting tribute to Pike and as a proper introduction to the band. ...more

September 19, 2008

Longtime friend Joe Newsome was sure of one thing Monday as he looked from the pulpit at Evangelical Presbyterian Church at those who filled the pews at Roy Parke's memorial service: ...more

June 10, 2008

PLANT CITY - Roy Parke, known as the Strawberry King, had a wish for his funeral services. He wanted mourners to wear red. ...more

June 9, 2008

A recent letter to the editor describing some inexcusable acts of disrespect to the flag at the Highlands County Art Festival motivated me to reread a recent book titled "Flags of our Fathers," which was written about the raising of our flag during the battle for Iwo Jima, by five Marines and a sailor –– an event which is memorialized by the Marine Corps Memorial in Washington D.C. Iwo Jima is a small island in the Pacific, whose war time importance was its small airstrip, which the military desired to assist in our air attacks against Japan. The military desired it, the Marines took it, took it with a loss of 6,825 Marines killed. ...more

December 10, 2007