Postal Service Two days before Valentine's Day, I sent my grandson a Valentine card. It should have gotten there Friday or Saturday, which was Valentine's Day. Instead, it got there on Tuesday, four days after it was mailed. I am aware that Monday was a holiday, but even so, four days to send a card less than 10 miles really is unacceptable service. ...more

February 21, 2009

Like A Good Neighbor? So State Farm wants to stop writing homeowner's insurance in Florida. I checked into their automobile insurance some time ago and was told that I could not just buy auto insurance. They wanted it all - homeowner's, auto, life, health. At that point I was surprised it didn't include asking for my first-born child. ...more

February 2, 2009

Loss Of Ruth's Wit While I am truly sorry that the Tampa Tribune is experiencing such trying times, this latest job cut involving Daniel Ruth is just about the last straw. I have been a faithful reader of the Tribune even with all of the changes in your format. I appreciated Daniel Ruth's wit and wisdom and, yes, sometimes the controversy about whatever subject he happened to choose. ...more

November 12, 2008

Well before sunrise Oct. 18, six sleepy Deltona teens piled into a van to make the two-and-a-half-hour drive for their church's Bible Quiz team. Some 88 youth from various Florida church teams came to participate in a denominational Florida Southeast District Bible Quiz, from distant locations including Hollywood, Westwood, Rainbow Springs, Lakeland, Piedmont Park, Tallahassee, Miami and Zephyrhills. Some teams arrived Friday night and stayed in local host homes. ...more

October 28, 2008

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October 28, 2008

You're not supposed to lose a sister who's just 43 years old. But that's what happened to Tampa resident Linda Brown. Her sister, Patti Medley, suffered a brain-stem stroke while visiting Panama City in late March. A week later, she was gone. ...more

May 23, 2008

Oliver Brown was angry. His daughter, Linda, had been denied admission to Sumner Elementary, an all-white school four blocks from his house in Topeka, Kan., because she was black. The board of education ordered her to Monroe Elementary, an all-black school two miles away. Worse still, she didn't get bused and had to walk. ...more

December 9, 2007