Tucked into the corner of Anclote Boulevard and Calvary Road in Holiday, Calvary Baptist Church steadfastly pursues its community outreach programs. One popular program that enlivens the halls of the small two-story building is the Wednesday night Teen's Youth Group. ...more

November 25, 2009

Tucked into the corner of Anclote Boulevard and Calvary Road in Holiday, Calvary Baptist Church steadfastly pursues its community outreach programs. One popular program that enlivens the halls of the small two-story building is the Wednesday night Teen's Youth Group. ...more

November 15, 2009

We shoppers irk local merchants when, despite layoffs, bankruptcies and shortage of government revenue accompanying the sharpest economic slowdown in recent memory, many of us continue to buy things on the Internet. ...more

March 15, 2009

The season for the University of Florida basketball team somehow wound up in the hands of 5-foot-8 freshman with the Gators trailing by three and the clock winding down. This was not how you'd script things. ...more

March 14, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Retiring school board member Marge Whaley still has one board meeting to go, but her colleagues decided to give her a rousing send-off early. ...more

October 23, 2008

(Note to some animal-rights activists who have contacted me about previous columns: In no way am I endorsing the act of striking an alligator or other reptile in the head with a stump or stump-like object. But, in defense of the actions of the aforementioned Mr. Moses, he was, as the song states, used as gator bait by his daddy and later had his left arm bitten off "clean up to the elbow.") ...more

September 7, 2008

I was given a small, bentwood rocking chair. It has a stamped mark under the seat that I cannot make out. I had planned to clean it, but was advised not to. I would like to know who made it, its age and its value. ...more

September 4, 2008

QUESTION: "Following some recent heavy rain, I noticed a LOT of tiny bright green weeds suddenly sprouting up through the mulched beds in front of our house. I mean there are hundreds of them. ...more

July 20, 2008

With skyrocketing food prices and shipping costs, Lester Cypher is about ready to test his green thumb. ...more

July 19, 2008

Peer pressure. We've all experienced it. We all know how powerful it can be. Let's face it - most of us don't want to stand out from the crowd. Yet, those of us who are parents are constantly admonishing our teenagers to do just that. "Resist the temptation to be like everyone else. Don't follow the crowd. Stand up for what is right!" ...more

November 23, 2007