Add one more Christmas tradition to the list: hunting the after-Christmas bargains. With Santa back home at the North Pole for another year, shoppers from across Tampa Bay descended on shopping malls in search of post-holiday mark-downs. ...more

December 26, 2009

When my husband's mother invited us to spend Christmas with her in 1975, we thought it would be a good time to go. ...more

December 20, 2009

The number of Florida teachers achieving the prestigious "national certification" status has fallen to just a third of last year's levels amid a souring economy and state cuts in money for the application fee. ...more

December 17, 2009

It's a time of year to reflect on surviving holiday gatherings, especially your own. ...more

December 12, 2009

A group of downtown merchants will kick off the first weekend of the New Year with the premiere of a Sunday morning farmers market. The weekly farmers market will feature a wide variety of produce, natural foods and other homegrown items at the city's Meres parking area on Tarpon Avenue from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Jan. 3. Entertainment and other amenities will also be offered. ...more

December 5, 2009

Terrorist trials Isn't it fitting that as soon as our president jets off to Asia, Attorney General Eric Holder informs us that we will be bringing the 9-11 mastermind and four of his fellow terrorists to our soil for a civil trial? They will be given the right afforded to American citizens to a fair trial by their peers. Are there any of their peers here to sit on their jury? ...more

November 17, 2009

We are a maintenance-free adult homeowner community. After two years, the developer said the association homeowners are responsible for the irrigation system. The documents say the association is responsible for maintenance. What does "maintenance-free" mean? ...more

November 8, 2009

Bucs C Jeff Faine has endured more changes than the customers in his Orlando Forty VII clothing store. ...more

October 30, 2009

After someone stole one of our newspaper racks and left its dented carcass behind a grocery store, I compiled a list of reasons not to steal a newspaper rack and leave its dented carcass behind a grocery store in an effort to discourage future crimes of this nature. ...more

October 21, 2009

I read with great interest the article "Use regional approach to restore waterways" (Views, Oct. 11). ...more

October 15, 2009