Add one more Christmas tradition to the list: hunting the after-Christmas bargains. ...more

January 1, 2010

Food for thought Thank you for printing Jim Carlisle's "Recipe for disaster" (Dec. 25). His letter is a masterpiece of reality about the Senate's Christmas present to the American people. ...more

January 1, 2010

Add one more Christmas tradition to the list: hunting the after-Christmas bargains. With Santa back home at the North Pole for another year, shoppers from across Tampa Bay descended on shopping malls in search of post-holiday mark-downs. ...more

December 26, 2009

The Plant City Christmas Parade that was postponed a week due to threatening weather was well worth the wait. ...more

December 23, 2009

A lot of scurrying around has been going on at the Old Lutz School House to get the facility ready for the Christmas season. ...more

December 9, 2009

A lot of scurrying around has been going on at the Old Lutz School House to get the facility ready for the Christmas season. ...more

December 9, 2009

What will Santa ride into town on this year? You better watch out because you-know-who is coming to town. ...more

November 25, 2009

Santa Claus is looking forward to the time-honored traditions of visiting with children at Lakeshore Mall and receiving letters at the North Pole, but he is also giving his communications a high-tech update. ...more

November 14, 2009

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