Re: Doug Patton's column, "Health care bill about control not health care," in the Oct. 22 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

October 29, 2009

The United Food Bank of Plant City raised about $6,000 in a silent auction Saturday during a benefit dinner at Hillsborough Community College's Trinkle Center. Celebrity chef Jon Ashton entertained the audience of about 250 people with a cooking demonstration as culinary students from Simmons Career Center and Plant City High School prepared and served a three-course meal under the direction of chef Ken Melton. (Full disclosure: I was emcee, meaning they raised six grand despite my performance.) Ashton raised more than $4,000 on his own by promising to cook a private dinner for 12. ...more

February 15, 2009

A collection of briefs about dining and cooking. ...more

February 11, 2009

Newspapers are in trouble. The fact of the situation remains that in the 21st century, newspapers have become irrelevant in reporting breaking news that occurs. Our culture is one of instant gratification. We do not want to wait and with so much information at our fingertips, newspapers have become very archaic creatures in the world of media. ...more

December 13, 2008

The heart of the campaign season brings lots of questions, some terrific, some irrelevant, most of them pertaining to the issues at hand. Consider the race for Pasco County schools superintendent, in which two bright, accomplished and politically savvy candidates are in a showdown over nothing less than the trajectory of public education in Florida's 11th-largest school district. ...more

October 24, 2008

So the GOP has found its issue for the 2008 election. For the next three months the party plans to keep chanting: "Drill here! Drill now! Drill here! Drill now! Four legs good, two legs bad!" OK, I added that last part. ...more

August 13, 2008

Sometimes, being old school can be cool. In this case, I'm thinking about an old-fashioned savings tool that could be just the thing to teach children how to deal with growing up in an instant-gratification society. ...more

July 27, 2008

Hillsborough County United's girls under-15 team will try to add to its Florida President's Cup title from earlier this season in Columbus, Ga. this weekend as Coach Igor Goncales leads the team into the Region III President's Cup competition. ...more

June 14, 2008

Parents have an inherent responsibility to protect their children from the dangers of the world. ...more

May 8, 2008

Singer Billy Ray Cyrus wants his daughter's upcoming "Hannah Montana" film to be shot in Tennessee, but state officials say they might not be able to offer the producers enough financial incentives. ...more

November 23, 2007