I read where some of your guest columnists give a fair and broad viewpoint about our current administration and some of your guest columnists look on the negative side of things. That of course is called "Freedom of Speech" and that is one of the reasons the U.S.A. is the greatest country in the world. ...more

May 8, 2009

The near-chaos is almost constant as Jennifer Leigh works for an hour to keep her group focused on the task at hand. ...more

April 1, 2009

The near-chaos is almost constant as Jennifer Leigh works for an hour to keep her group focused on the task at hand. ...more

April 1, 2009

The sheriff's office is charging forward in its campaign against prescription drug abuse. ...more

March 16, 2009

For homeowners, lower taxes in this recession are a godsend. But for governments, declining property values are the devil. ...more

March 15, 2009

After Thursday afternoon's rain - which lasted minutes, not hours - Dave Fogler scraped his foot into the soil where a brush fire was still smoldering and quickly hit dry sand. The earth was damp for only a tenth of an inch, maybe two-tenths, he estimated, but the rain had been a godsend. ...more

February 20, 2009

Grant Balfour already knew it was a big deal to participate in the World Series, of course. But when he went back home to Australia after the Rays' magical run to the American League pennant last season, he found out firsthand just how big it really was. ...more

February 18, 2009

Joe Petree and Dixie Buice knew the weather forecast when they decided to camp out overnight outside Monticciolo Sedation and Family Dentistry. They wanted to secure a place in line for the 2009 edition of Dentistry From the Heart, which took place Friday. ...more

February 6, 2009

"The Chopstick Diet," by Kimiko Barber (Kyle Books, $19.95) ...more

February 1, 2009

A listing of new food-related books. ...more

January 26, 2009