Pet owners love showing their appreciation with a treat, but it could end up serving as tough love. ...more

November 12, 2009

More than 30 years ago I heard the now late Rev. E .C. Hill state, "I do not trust the left wing or the right wing because they are both flapping off the same bird, and it is a bird of destruction." ...more

November 3, 2009

When you stop and think about all the food stored in your kitchen, it's hard not to get a little panicky. ...more

March 28, 2009

Two St. Petersburg police officers were justified in their use of deadly force in the Feb. 10 shooting of a woman who threatened another person with a large barbecue fork. ...more

March 26, 2009

For the first time U.S. scientists matched a meteorite found on Earth with a specific asteroid that became a fireball plunging through the sky. It gives them a glimpse into the past when planets formed and an idea how to avoid a future asteroid Armageddon. ...more

March 26, 2009

President Barack Obama doesn't need a restaurant guide when he visits Hawaii. ...more

March 22, 2009

Tough luck, kids. That goes for your parents, too. Oh, yeah, let's not forget the teachers - the ones who will still have a job. ...more

March 6, 2009

Two St. Petersburg police officers did nothing wrong when they shot and killed a woman who seemed poised to drive a barbecue fork into another woman, prosecutors have ruled. ...more

February 25, 2009

There's an interesting phenomenon affecting local charities that begs thoughtful comment. The observation takes the form of two seemingly irreconcilable equations, but the solution involves anything but standard math. ...more

February 11, 2009

Lately, the nasty economy has my freezer bulging at the seams. Once an icy burial ground for storing mysterious foil-wrapped chunks and lots of frozen yogurt, it was a no-man's land of leftovers. ...more

February 4, 2009