"The Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Legacy From 1860 to Now," edited by Harold Holzer (Library of America, $40) ...more

December 21, 2008

Friday morning, Rays fans awoke to a new reality. "We ... lost?" said Mike Zalewski of Seminole. "Are you kidding? I couldn't stay up because I had to get up early for work. ...more

October 18, 2008

Mary Ellen Cook Germany, known for decades in South Tampa as a tireless volunteer and gracious hostess, died Friday at age 82. ...more

September 6, 2008

Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, who became one of the wealthiest trial lawyers in the country by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge. ...more

June 28, 2008

TAMPA - Former Hillsborough State Attorney Bill James, whose career as a crusader against corruption included the prosecution in federal court of three Hillsborough County commissioners, has died. He was 75. ...more

June 18, 2008