Once again on the television and in the newspapers we hear and read the words "we inherited the problem" from the Bush administration. These people need to be taken out back to the wood shed and have their backsides blistered for lying to and disrespecting the people. Note to the Democratic congressmen and women: You cannot "inherit" something from yourself. ...more

December 18, 2009

Jamie Bernard Bain is a free man after 35 years in prison. The once-convicted rapist whose guilt was called into question by recent DNA testing was set free by a judge this morning in Polk County. ...more

December 17, 2009

A book has been mailed back to an Ohio library after six decades, accompanied by an anonymous letter of remorse. ...more

December 9, 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

It's not an official reopening of the investigation, but family and friends spent Saturday searching for clues in the 2-year-old unsolved murder of Tracy McClelland of Tampa. ...more

November 15, 2009

At least three of five school board members agree board policy concerning anonymous tips about district employees needs to change. ...more

October 26, 2009

How to eat sushi without destroying our oceans or the fish supply. ...more

May 12, 2009

It was with a heavy heart that I read about the passing of Lyn Roche. Although I did not know her personally, she and her husband lifted my spirits many times with their reminiscences and advice over the past years. ...more

May 4, 2009

Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel has entered into an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission consenting to the freezing of his assets. ...more

February 3, 2009

Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel, arrested last week on fraud charges, has entered into an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission consenting to the freezing of his assets. ...more

February 2, 2009