Is it just me, or does the fog surrounding Pasco County's proposed sports complex grow thicker the deeper we go? One commissioner who must be persuaded despises the company selected to vet the process and put it into action. At least two other commissioners reject the site for the center selected by the aforementioned company. ...more

December 18, 2009

Those campy pullovers and knit creations are as much a part of the holidays as cookies and eggnog. ...more

December 10, 2009

It's been said, sometimes whimsically, that "no good deed goes unpunished" and that has certainly proven true for the Spring Lake Improvement District Board. It is with great good fortune that the residents of Spring Lake are blessed with a board and district manager that does not spend time looking in the rear view mirror but instead is planning for the future of this fine community with its best interest at the forefront. ...more

December 3, 2009

Re: "City workers, union split on raises" (Metro, Aug. 5): ...more

August 7, 2009

Raise Water Rates Faced with water shortages, my town, Cape May, N.J., a shore resort, doubles the water rate charge from April through September, the high time of the year for tourism. It works. ...more

March 30, 2009

The Lightning's back line this season has looked more like the front line on a battlefield - as one man goes down, another steps forward to fill the role. ...more

March 19, 2009

With Tampa Bay spending the next week in Canada, trade rumors are sure to run rampant as the March 4 trade deadline approaches. ...more

February 23, 2009

Winning a spot on the New York Yankees' roster was at the forefront for Jason Johnson. Then the cause of blurred vision in his right eye changed everything just days before spring training began. ...more

February 23, 2009

The 140 full-time jobs and hundreds of construction jobs created in Highlands County to build a cellulose ethanol plant already are known, but now a big player is stepping up. ...more

February 20, 2009

Dear Abby: I consider myself to be a "free spirit." I bike and hike to get around, do not own a car and pretty much try to live "off the grid." ...more

February 15, 2009