I didn't care much for the Senator's politics, but in all fairness, my eulogy of him would sound something like this: ...more

September 6, 2009

Ernest and Rose Flanagan always left home at 5 a.m. when they traveled, and they apparently held to that routine Christmas morning as they started on a two-day journey to visit a relative in Ohio. ...more

December 27, 2008

Ernest and Rose Flanagan always left home at 5 a.m. when they traveled, and they apparently held to that routine Christmas morning as they started on a two-day journey to visit a relative in Ohio. At 10 minutes after 5 – when the Flanagans were roughly 10 miles from their New Port Richey home -- a car going the wrong way on State Road 54 in Pasco County crashed head-on into the Flanagans' 2006 Cadillac, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Ernest Flanagan, 77, was killed. Rose Flanagan, 86, suffered broken wrists and ankles, along with other injuries. She was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in serious condition Thursday. Her condition Friday wasn't available. "It's sad this happened on Christmas Day," said Ernest Flanagan's son Donald, who lives in Willoughby, Ohio. The driver of the other car, Donald P. Holes, 52, of Jacksonville, died at the scene. ...more

December 26, 2008

Starting pitcher Scott Olsen and outfielder Josh Willingham were traded by the Florida Marlins to the Nationals on Tuesday in a five-player deal that signals the start of Washington's efforts to revamp its roster after a major league-worst 59-102 season. ...more

November 11, 2008

President Bush, ignoring faculty members who stood in silent protest of his commencement speech, admitted Saturday that when he left college, thinking about how to be a "model citizen" was the furthest thing from his mind. ...more

June 1, 2008

A place to play ball, hang out, stay out of trouble. The Boys & Girls Clubs is all that, say three young alumni — and much more. ...more

September 19, 2007