Fortune teller Madam Marie, a figure of rock 'n' roll mythology thanks to Bruce Springsteen, has died. She was in her mid-90s. ...more

July 4, 2008

Tampa Bay lost another corporate headquarters today when shareholders of St. Petersburg- and London-based Danka Business Systems PLC voted to approve a $240 million sale of the office equipment and services company to Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA of Ramsey, N.J. ...more

June 27, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE T-BALL HYL bounces back from opening-round loss to remain alive in double-elimination District 6 Tournament. ...more

June 4, 2008

SEBRING — Comeback wins have become commonplace for Rotary in the postseason, and Wednesday was no exception. ...more

May 29, 2008

Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite is not only the lead House Republican co-sponsor of a new G.I. bill to expand education benefits to cover the costs of even the most expensive state universities for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. ...more

May 18, 2008

OPPOSES TAX HIKE TO FUND 'BROKEN PROMISE' TO VETS ...more

May 17, 2008

The largest political story of the last year has not been the struggle for conservative self-definition, or the racially charged fight between Clintonistas and other Democrats, or the infinitely varied failures of the Democratic Congress. It has been the turnaround in Iraq. ...more

February 8, 2008

WRESTLING Ramirez, Swanton each roll 5-0 ...more

January 12, 2008

Going into this past weekend's Brandon High Jim Graves 'Beat The Streak' wrestling tournament, the Springstead Eagles were seeded fifth in the 14-team tournament. ...more

January 12, 2008

At the start of each new year the media reports a list of people, famous and infamous, who died during the previous 12 months. Reviewing this year's list, I couldn't help but think about what it had cost each individual to make it onto that roster. Aside from the obvious cost, (they had to die to get there), every person listed had done something notable, either admirable or ignoble. A few contributed to the advancement of medicine or science, or like Ruth Bell Graham, spiritual inspiration, leaving a legacy of healing and improvement in the quality of life for the entire planet. Each of those individuals studied long and hard, worked countless hours, and some spent fortunes of their own money to achieve a success, for which they will be remembered in encyclopedias, and scarcely anywhere else. ...more

January 6, 2008