Among a forest of designer Christmas trees, a simple ceramic handmade holiday tree holds a special spot in Rhonda Warren's New Port Richey home. Warren makes sure it sits in a prominent spot in the elaborately decorated holiday home. The Warren house sports 22 Christmas trees with themes of everything from Mickey Mouse to M&Ms, a plethora of ornaments and lights, and at last count, 25 gingerbread houses. ...more

December 24, 2008

Among the many new "rights" being conjured out of thin air, a new one seems to be a "right" to win. ...more

November 23, 2008

Among the biggest mistakes John McCain made in his quest for the White House was not challenging Barack Obama on the renewed influence of unions in Washington. ...more

November 7, 2008

Among those lining up for early voting were Mary Giella Elementary students, who cast simulated ballots in the school's media center Monday. The students have been studying the election process and were given the chance to register their own vote for president. ...more

November 5, 2008

legal and illegal - it is an article of faith that vast numbers of new arrivals are fracturing American traditions, recalibrating our values and undermining our language. Spanish spoken on the streets of L.A. is, to those inclined to see it that way, evidence of something essential slipping out of our culture, or of a scary kind of reverse assimilation. Instead of becoming more like Americans, the fear is that immigrants are trying to absorb parts of this country into Latin America. ...more

September 26, 2008

A Myakka City woman faces several charges after her employer accused her of stealing more than $250,000 from his company. ...more

September 18, 2008

Among the many intended benefits of Little League, or any similar sports league, is giving the men and women of tomorrow an opportunity to learn some potentially tough life lessons. ...more

June 6, 2008