Two arrests were made Thursday at the newly-opened Explorer K-8 school on Northcliffe Boulevard. ...more

September 19, 2008

Most of what happens on a football field on Sunday is rehearsed, even scripted. Most, not all. ...more

September 4, 2008

His studio isn't spacious, but his imagination has no bounds. When Hernie Vann gazes at a felled tree in the woods, a bird perched on a car or sunlight filtering through the trees, he sees elements of a painting. ...more

August 20, 2008

TAMPA - A 22-year-old man arrested in April on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation and lewd and lascivious battery was arrested again Monday, accused by detectives of using the Internet to solicit minors for sex. ...more

August 19, 2008

I was thinking about the effect of bias in thinking and decision making. It came up in the context of some people indicating they could not vote for Obama for president because he was black, no matter what; a predictable and unfortunate attitude with some in the American South. But it started me thinking about bias in general, where and how much weight it is given in all kinds of thinking, in the process of decision making. Firstly, I was concerned with whether it becomes a factor in evaluation, whether it is included, inappropriately, in a list of concerns which lead to a decision. That would be bad enough but what if it serves as a filter, to block the receipt of otherwise relevant information never let into the process of weighing facts and making choices on a rational basis? I was watching a TV show, book reviewing, and I decided I didn't like the necktie worn by the lecturer. It was a skimpy, pale, stripy bow tie, an utterly silly looking thing and as I looked at it, the words of the lecturer seemed to fade. Was this merely an absurd fashion bias on my part or perhaps my questioning why anyone would wear such a tie and whether the choice of wearing such a tie reflected on the quality of the judgment-making ability of the wearer, and shouldn't I take that into consideration in weighing, or even accepting the quality of his opinion, downgrade his believability or even reject everything he has to say out of hand because of his flawed judgment in necktie selection? ...more

August 11, 2008

Luis A. Miranda of 3406 W. Beaumont St. was arrested about 6 p.m. Monday and charged with forcing an 11-year-old family member to perform sexual acts on him. ...more

July 29, 2008

USF NOTES: Former Armwood High CB R.J. Anderson, who signed with USF in 2005 but instead played professional baseball, will not play at USF this fall, Armwood coach Sean Callahan said. Anderson wanted to play football for USF this year, but did not qualify academically. ... ...more

July 18, 2008

President Bush invoked the memory of Thomas Jefferson on Friday in welcoming new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Monticello, saying, "I'll be proud to call you a fellow American." ...more

July 5, 2008

Yumay C. Guardado and her 12-year-old daughter stole items on two separate occasions in the past week from a Brandon Target, Hillsborough County deputies say. The 32-year-old Tampa woman and her child were arrested and charged with two counts of grand theft. ...more

July 2, 2008

When Lou Piniella got his first look at the Cubs' interleague schedule and saw his team didn't have to face the Red Sox or Yankees during its June jaunt against AL East teams, he said he thought his team might be getting a bit of a break. ...more

June 16, 2008