Lenders are owners In your cover article on pending foreclosed properties Nov. 4, the manager of Hillsborough County Code Enforcement was quoted: "The lender doesn't own the property, so we can't legally make them maintain it." Excuse me? ...more

November 6, 2009

The recent skiing accident death of 45-year-old Natasha Richardson from a "mild brain injury" has experts warning the public to take a blow to the head seriously. ...more

March 28, 2009

There's an anecdote Luis Leon likes to tell to illustrate his position on fatherhood: ...more

December 23, 2008

What can you tell me about my desk? It is a small piece with a fold-over lid and is only marked with numbers. It is painted. Value? ...more

December 14, 2008

Barack Obama and John McCain uncorked massive get-out-the-vote operations in more than a dozen battleground states Sunday, with millions of telephone calls, mailings and door-knockings in a frenzied, fitting climax to a record-shattering $1 billion campaign. ...more

November 3, 2008

Since the primaries in September boiled down the partisan candidates to two, the race for sheriff has been quiet on the surface, even with the general election's addition of a nonpartisan candidate. ...more

October 26, 2008

Sen. John Edwards was the poster boy for the "nice guy next door." ...more

August 22, 2008

AVON PARK — Back in 1942, there were three meanings for WASP. In addition to the stinging insects and White Anglo Saxon Protestants, there were Women's Airforce Service Pilots. But that name is something of a misnomer, said Barry Smith. Actually, so is her name. She was born Mabelle Vincent. "I always hated that name," said Smith, "so a friend of mine named me Barry, after a male character in a book." Now, about those WASPs. When World War II broke out in 1941, Barry's brothers, Art and George Vincent, were among the first to enlist, said Smith, sitting in the aviation room of her home, which overlooks the shores of Lake Denton. Both became pilots. "George flew over Japan in between the first atom bomb and the second atom bomb," said Smith. ...more

June 8, 2008

Homeowners started losing hold of their homes years before spiking foreclosures and the housing slump slammed the economy. ...more

December 6, 2007

Gennaro Castiglione didn't re-enter the restaurant business to become a star. He achieved star status a long time ago. ...more

October 15, 2007