When it comes to Santa Claus, my 9-year-old son is letting go in stages. The other day he made a key tactical concession. ...more

December 25, 2008

The following are holiday letters that have been sent to the North Pole... ...more

December 21, 2008

So you're thinking it might be nice this year - as we pay more for gas, food and, well, just about everything - to keep it all in perspective by helping others less fortunate. ...more

November 24, 2008

A motorcycle run through the city will take place Sunday to help the Police Department provide toys for needy youngsters through its Cops and Kids Program. ...more

November 22, 2008

An author who battled cancer as a child and used the experience as inspiration for a children's book will be in Brooksville today. ...more

November 21, 2008

TAMPA So you're thinking it might be nice this year — as we pay more for gas, food and, well, just about everything — to keep it all in perspective by helping others less fortunate. Maybe your heart is set on serving turkey in Metropolitan Ministries' gigantic tent on Florida Avenue. Or, perhaps, you plan to put a spare tire to good use and play Santa for Tampa's parks department. ...more

November 20, 2008

It can't complete with the sun setting over Tampa Bay, but if you need a high-definition equivalent in your living room, it will do just fine. ...more

June 15, 2008

After nearly two weeks of testing and preparation, NASA's Phoenix lander on Friday began its first day of science operations at Mars' north pole. ...more

June 7, 2008

Ground operations began Monday at the Phoenix landing site at Mars' north pole, with the latest images from the robotic lander showing a bizarre, checkerboard-type landscape apparently carved by the movement of ice lying only inches beneath the surface. ...more

May 27, 2008

Fred Palensar of Holiday wrong about global warming, John F. Christian of Palm Harbor says. ...more

February 8, 2008