Our community recently lost a hard working friend after a long and courageous fight against prostate cancer. Rick Moyer will be remembered for his charitable work, educational efforts concerning cancer research and many other efforts. ...more

December 26, 2009

"Harvill." In this business, in this town, that's all it takes. Say the word and stories that border on myth and legend begin to bubble up. His name is the ultimate icebreaker. Tell one tale and those around you will cut in to add their versions. ...more

December 20, 2009

Tampa Tribune staffers Michelle Bearden and Len Howell won awards in the Florida Press Club's 2009 Excellence in Journalism contest Saturday night. ...more

October 25, 2009

Two Tampa Tribune editorial writers recently were honored for their work. Opinion Editor Joe Guidry was named the 2009 recipient of the Aldo Leopold Award for Distinguished Editorial Writing by the Wilderness Society. He was cited for his understanding of complex issues in editorials that sought to build public support for protection of the country's national heritage. ...more

August 30, 2009

I have always been and still am amazed at the intelligence and command of the language of young Suzannah Beiner. However, I hope that she has learned a lesson in the column she wrote in the Aug. 5 edition of Highlands Today. She berated the media for not clamoring for more to be done to release Laura Ling and Euna Lee. She stated "What is Ban Ki Moon's proposal, what does Hilary Clinton think, when will Obama stop dancing around and ask for some real results?" ...more

August 10, 2009

How are you feeding your kids? ...more

June 16, 2009

Since age 6, Chaz Mena has revered Jose Marti, the 19th-century Cuban patriot, poet, journalist and thinker. ...more

April 25, 2009

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - A book by an Uruguayan journalist that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave to President Barack Obama was ranked No. 2 on Amazon.com on Sunday. ...more

April 20, 2009

"The Killing Fields," a 1984 movie about the wartime life of journalist Dith Pran, explored the horrors inflicted by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge. ...more

February 2, 2009

WFTS anchor Walt Maciborski will leave Channel 28 on Friday, when his current contract expires. For the past three years, he has been co-anchor of the station's "ABC Action News" team, serving as the 5 and 5:30 p.m. evening news anchor and nighttime reporter. ...more

January 5, 2009