I wish to thank John Booth for giving me a pleasant chuckle this morning to start out my day! I'm glad I have provided him with entertainment with my "uniformed comments on just about everything," along with the comics. I have never before been called an ignoramus in such a gentle way, thank you very kindly. ...more

May 17, 2009

2008 Olympian Ryan Hall has come to Tampa to compete in Saturday's Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15-kilometer road race. Hall, the American record holder in the half marathon (59 minutes, 43 seconds) who is tuning up for next month's Boston Marathon, responded to questions posed by Tampa Tribune running and triathlon writer Bill Ward about his early running career, his days as a Stanford University star, his faith and, now, running as a professional. ...more

February 26, 2009

Sen. Barack Obama on Monday mocked Sen. John McCain's promise to bring change to Washington, saying the Republican presidential nominee has marched loyally with President Bush and was out of touch with the economic distress of struggling Americans. ...more

September 16, 2008

An area of low pressure in the central Caribbean Sea has become Tropical Storm Gustav and is forecast to become a hurricane by Tuesday. ...more

August 25, 2008

I have to figure the politicians are reading the same mail I am. There is a lot of it, it's depressing and it's angry. Last week, most of you took off on a column that talked about retirement and our expectations for making it in a collapsing economy. ...more

July 21, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Felix Soto may not climb every mountain, but he is going to run over and around lots of them this summer. ...more

May 28, 2008

The mayor of Naples appealed to angry residents Saturday to stay calm in the city's 2-week-old garbage crisis, and the prime minister called it an emergency that must be tackled quickly. ...more

January 6, 2008