Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, at age 38 and having served less than five terms, did not leap over a dozen of his seniors to become ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee by bashing GOP leaders. But an angry Ryan last Wednesday delivered unscripted remarks on the House floor as the farm bill neared passage: "This bill is an absence of leadership. This bill shows we are not leading." ...more

May 20, 2008

Set in the Reconstruction Era of the 1880s, the musical 'Moonshine' centers on two feuding, moonshine-making families in Tennessee. We bring in love, deceit and old-time religion, Terry Abbott said. The show opened Friday and runs Fridays and Saturdays this month. Show time is 8:15 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. 'Hillbillies Gone Wild' pre-show. Tickets cost $12. It's playing at the James McCabe Theater, 506 Fifth St. in Valrico. ...more

September 12, 2007