Finding new ways to fight cancer is a daily race for medical researchers. ...more

May 11, 2008

Parts I, II, and III of this story were published April 20, 27 and May 4. They are also available on www.highlandstoday.com. Gemma knocked on my door at nine the next morning. I barely recognized her. Her hair was shiny clean and curled softly around her face. She wore only a little makeup and a modest black dress with a white lace collar. Lisa stood beside her in a pretty pink dress, white socks, and black patent leather Mary-Janes that looked brand new. Her hair was combed and pinned back with pink bows, revealing two small hearing aids. "We have to look our best," Gemma announced, "so the lawyer will know I'm a good mother. My ex wants to take Lisa and send her to live with his mother, the old cow, on some farm in Virginia." She squeezed Lisa's hand. "He's bloody well not gonna get her." All the way to the base, Gemma kept up a steady stream of chatter. "My ex will be there, ya know. We ain't seen him in three months." She winked at me. "That was the last time he came sniffin' around. O' course, like a fool, I let him in. Even slept with the bastard, and now I think I'm preggers again." ...more

May 11, 2008

More than 3,000 run to aid Moffitt Cancer Center's mission. ...more

May 10, 2008

Three days ago, Keyanna Rawlins narrowly missed an errant car on Mariner Boulevard. ...more

April 8, 2008

Catching the moon turning a dark red during Wednesday night's eclipse will not take special equipment, precise timing or setting an alarm clock for the middle of the night. ...more

February 18, 2008

More than 150 Iowans were rustling in their chairs at a community college the other night, waiting for John Edwards. His bus was parked and running outside the door, but it was nearly 45 minutes before he finally made his characteristically late entrance. ...more

December 19, 2007

A memorial dedicated to a Civil War-era cavalry unit was unveiled at a community festival two weeks ago, but the controversy surrounding it continued during Monday's city commission meeting. ...more

December 1, 2007

Bobby Bowden did something Friday he said he hasn't done in "probably 10 or 15 years." The Florida State coach spent the evening under Friday night lights at a couple of Tallahassee-area high schools. ...more

November 20, 2007

When talk show host Oprah Winfrey opened a $40 million school in South Africa earlier this year, People magazine called it "Her Proudest Day," as well it was. ...more

November 18, 2007

Cherene Clarke and her fiance, Tommy Hill Jr., had just gone to bed, shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday, after watching a movie. ...more

October 22, 2007