STARKE - Florida is planning to carry out its 65th execution since the U.S. Supreme Court restored the state's death penalty in 1976. ...more

September 21, 2008

Police arrested a suspect in the armed robbery of the Cindy's Hallmark greeting card store Monday, in the Sebring Square shopping center. ...more

September 16, 2008

TAMPA - Police have found a missing 9-year-old boy kidnapped while he was asleep in his mother's vehicle. ...more

September 13, 2008

Got sticker shock at the checkout counter? ...more

September 11, 2008

Ever since John McCain picked Sarah Palin to be his running mate, many have lavished praise on her decision not to have an abortion after she and her husband learned that their youngest child, Trig, would be born with Down syndrome. Do those telling Palin "attagirl" and "way to go" have any idea what challenges and struggles Trig's parents - and all of us who care for children with special needs - live with every day? Though everyone cheered the Palin family in Minnesota last week, will those people be there for that little boy and his family when their support is really needed? ...more

September 9, 2008

Americans are always being counted and categorized by one study or another, so there are plenty of statistics about people with disabilities. Some of the most disturbing have to do with weight. ...more

September 6, 2008

Publix Supermarkets plans to open at Britton Plaza in South Tampa ...more

September 5, 2008

I'm not very good with goodbyes, but I would be remiss if I did not take the time to thank all of the Albertson's associates with whom I have had the pleasure of working with at our Sebring location for the last 11 years. Thank you all for your hard work and dedication that made our store Albertson's "Store of the Year" in 2005. ...more

September 4, 2008

You might call it the latest in multilevel marketing. Publix Treasure Island, the supermarket chain's newest store on Gulf Boulevard, features a second-floor grocery store perched atop a ground-level parking lot. ...more

August 29, 2008

You're stressed. How do I know? Because my mailbox is overflowing with e-mail from people who are overwhelmed. ...more

August 24, 2008