and not body fat - contributing to the rise. ...more

November 22, 2008

Eddie Rosenbaum once shared the dream of every youth football player to line up at quarterback and be the one to lead his team to victory. ...more

September 19, 2008

President Bush got a firsthand look Tuesday at the fury that Hurricane Ike unleashed on the Gulf Coast. He was greeted by a virtual ghost town in Galveston, where Ike made landfall. Bush urged frustrated storm evacuees to keep it that way until local officials say it is safe to return. ...more

September 17, 2008

the transition from silent film to sound, black-and-white to color, hand-drawn animation to digital images - could ever make a bad movie into a good one. ...more

July 10, 2008

One professional-looking banner unfurled near the Rays' dugout during batting practice proclaimed the three-game set that began Tuesday night a World Series preview. ...more

June 18, 2008

A relentless, chilly rain that soaked Fenway Park from morning 'til sundown Wednesday set a somber tone for one of the toughest days the Tampa Bay Rays have experienced during this coming-of-age season. ...more

June 5, 2008

Dale Borgelt brought no X-rays to the Lakeland Center stage - just pain, faith and a sheet of paper listing his date with a surgeon. ...more

May 2, 2008

LAKELAND - Dale Borgelt brought no X-rays to the Lakeland Center stage on Tuesday night - just pain, faith and a sheet of paper listing his date with a surgeon. ...more

May 1, 2008

"Persepolis" is a true original in the eclectic world of animation, one that's full of fascinating contradictions. ...more

February 24, 2008

A friend gave me two figurines of a man and woman that he said were in his mother's home. They are marked with a leaf and the words "Fern" and "Hand Painted." Both pieces are in excellent condition. ...more

February 9, 2008