A cutting board for the blind. A GPS golf ball. An alarm that could save a pet's life in a fire. An easier way to make Kool-Aid. ...more

December 6, 2009

Retired Florida State University President Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte regaled an appellate court with a "magic potion" tale and invited the judges to a "house of mirrors" as he challenged homeowner tax breaks in two cases today. ...more

October 20, 2009

Attilio Corbo of Palm Harbor says op-ed page columnist James Hibbs all wrong on torture issue. ...more

May 15, 2009

While 52 percent of this nation's voters proved to be "Kool Aid" drinkers last November, Wall Street obviously refuses to be fooled by the false hope, hollow promises and inane rhetoric of the new president's sad State of the Union address this past week. President Obama, his empty-suit, ethics-bereft cabinet and the most liberal, left-wing Congress in the history of the Republic, have managed to decimate both the S&P and Dow Jones indices by more than 27 percent since their election last fall. ...more

March 1, 2009

DIERKS BENTLEY: FEEL THAT FIRE (CAPITOL) ** Something about seeing Bentley perform in person makes you want to root for him. Usually an opening act, Bentley plays as if he's the headliner. The crowd usually eats up his hay-in-the-hair farm boy energy and charm. ...more

February 12, 2009

Both the "Landfill A Good Deal for Pasco" (Dec. 26) and the Tom Jackson "Really Green" (Dec. 28) opinions really miss the mark on the dump that is proposed to be built near the Green Swamp, source of the Floridan Aquifer. ...more

January 3, 2009

Dr. Fresh Baby Firefly Step 1 Toothbrush, $1.99 at Babies R Us or at www.just4teeth.com. ...more

October 11, 2008

The city's commitment to building neighborhood parks has won it a $70,000 grant for a new playground in Childs Park, Mayor Rick Baker said Wednesday. ...more

September 27, 2008

St. Petersburg's commitment to building neighborhood parks has won it a $70,000 grant for a new playground in Childs Park, Mayor Rick Baker said today. The grant was among three awards the city received Monday at the America's Promise Alliance National Forum on Youth in Washington, D.C. ...more

September 24, 2008

GAINESVILLE - Despite the University of Miami's slide into mediocrity recently, Florida coach Urban Meyer still holds the program in high esteem. ...more

September 5, 2008