Dozens of feral dogs - perhaps as many as 50 - that shivered through freezing overnight temperatures without shelter on a five-acre tract in Wimauma remained on the loose this week. ...more

January 6, 2010

Anthony Bourdain is in demand as a speaker, author, cook and TV star. You can see him at 8 p.m. Friday at The Lakeland Center's Youkey Theater. ...more

January 4, 2010

It's been quite a decade for Anthony Bourdain. Ten years ago, his memoir, "Kitchen Confidential," was about to publish. ...more

January 4, 2010

After battling a bout of self-confidence for the season's first two months, Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier's fire appears to have been reignited. ...more

December 30, 2009

I count it a good Christmas when I get a present that spins. I can't remember a Christmas without getting something that didn't have a component of the gift that spins. I credit Michael Faraday as the father of every electric gadget that spins and he should have a day near Christmas named in his honor, "Faraday Day." ...more

December 19, 2009

He has started only five college football games. Remember that about South Florida quarterback B.J. Daniels. ...more

October 31, 2009

It would be hard for health care reform to be in worse shape. What were once lofty promises to curtail the excess of a soulless group of health insurance companies has turned into what is almost certainly going to be a bonanza for those very same companies. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying desperately to salvage some aspect of the bill and even still it seems unlikely that any good will come from this "reform." ...more

October 31, 2009

In the article "Wetlands Division A Redundancy," Tampa Tribune, March 21, Keith Bricklemyer lays out a case against the Environmental Protection Commission's wetlands protection program, stating there is no documentation of facts showing the program's success. The "absence" of these facts causes Bricklemyer to infer that the longevity of EPC's program is fueled by long-term emotional rhetoric. Our guess is, since the "facts" contained in Bricklemyer's article are, at best, misleading and mostly incorrect, that he himself has been overcome by emotion. ...more

March 31, 2009

After looking over Florida State University's plan to go to war with the NCAA boogey man that wants to take away all those football wins, an uncomfortable thought occurred. ...more

March 17, 2009

The now-cliche notion about everyone getting 15 minutes of fame has been around since artist Andy Warhol suggested it in 1968. So it may be worth a reminder that it isn't a rule or anything - and a moment in the spotlight is still an exciting thing to experience. ...more

March 8, 2009