A graduate of the University of South Florida will become Virginia Commonwealth University's fifth president. ...more

February 21, 2009

Carole Rome, who is about to become Florida's first lady, is accustomed to high fashion, luxury and celebrity, but friends say she has a gracious common touch. ...more

December 10, 2008

Carole Rome, who is about to become Florida's first lady, is accustomed to high fashion, luxury and celebrity, but friends say she has a gracious common touch. ...more

December 9, 2008

Some people have one career, Elton Gissendanner has several. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Weather Service, the U.S. National Weather Service and the Georgia Air National Guard Weather Service. He graduated magna cum laude in 1955 as a doctor of veterinary medicine. He was twice the mayor of North Miami in the 1960s, he was a state representative for two years in-between mayoral terms, he worked on Gov. Bob Graham's staff from 1978-79, and directed the Florida Department of Natural Resources from 1979 to 1987. ...more

October 12, 2008

South Shore United Methodist Church in Gibsonton honored June 8 the following members of its congregation who graduated from college and high school: ...more

June 28, 2008

Garrett Johnson has never wanted sports to define who he was. And considering he was a salutatorian in high school, a magna cum laude college graduate and Rhodes scholar, you'd have to say he has done a darn good job of avoiding the "dumb jock" label. ...more

June 27, 2008

Anyone who thinks Italy and Scotland don't have much in common needs to come out today when Plant City Entertainment hosts a spaghetti dinner with entertainment from the community theater's production of the Scotland-themed musical "Brigadoon." ...more

June 21, 2008

Who is Barack Obama and from whence has he come? Obama was born 1961 in Hawaii, graduated Columbia University in 1983 and Harvard University in 1991 (magna cum laude). At Harvard he was elected the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review, a high honor indeed. Although his educational honors would have brought him an excellent position and salary, he chose to work for only $8,000 per year as a community organizer after some time at a law firm as a civil rights attorney and organized voter registration for Bill Clinton's candidacy for president. ...more

June 12, 2008

Who is Barack Obama and from whence has he come? ...more

June 11, 2008

PENSKE TAKES THE BLAME Danica Patrick and Ryan Briscoe blamed each other for their pit-road collision that cost both possible top-five finishes in the Indianapolis 500. Now a third party has come forward to take partial responsibility - team owner Roger Penske, who calls the shots from Briscoe's pit. ...more

June 4, 2008