In 1948, I was 12 when my great-grandmother told me about the time she saw Abraham Lincoln come through her family's little community of Smoke Hole, W.Va. The truth is, her parents told her the story because she was only an infant at the time. ...more

October 5, 2008

The wild burro wouldn't take no for an answer. We had already encountered grazing pronghorn antelope, packs of wild turkeys, prairie dogs and enough bison to render us downright blase when yet another of the enormous beasts emerged on our four-day trip through the Black Hills of South Dakota. ...more

August 29, 2008

Say, what were all those Bucs doing at the opening of Brett Favre Training Camp on Friday? ...more

July 26, 2008

"Where's the rays tank at?" So asked Louis Victor Piniella shortly after emerging from the tunnel into the visitors dugout at the new Tropicana Field. He brought a winner with him - the Chicago Cubs, of all teams - for his first time back in three years, to play another winner - the Rays, of all teams, and Lou's old team. ...more

June 18, 2008

Here's a quiz for cartoon lovers: What do you get when you combine "The Simpsons'" acerbic pop culture references, "Family Guy's" irony and the broad slapstick humor of "SpongeBob SquarePants"? ...more

February 8, 2008

Simone Dykes, 17, didn't have to run away to join the circus. Now a featured aerialist with the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, she grew up in a circus family - her mom and dad, Ron and Robin Dykes, and four siblings - travel together with the circus. Her parents and several brothers and sisters also are performers. ...more

January 16, 2008

Simone Dykes, 17, didn't have to run away to join the circus. Now a featured aerialist with the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, she grew up in a circus family - her mom and dad, Ron and Robin Dykes, and four siblings - travel together with the circus. Her parents and several brothers and sisters also are performers. ...more

January 14, 2008

You know Rudolph and Frosty, Charlie Brown and the Grinch, Little Ralphie and George Bailey, but do you recall one of the best holiday shows of all? ...more

December 13, 2007