It's Sunday - Father's Day - and here I am sitting in front of my new 50-inch Bluetooth High Definition TV the Frau surprised me with this morning, getting ready to watch Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the final pairing for the U.S. Open. ...more

June 15, 2008

"Swingtown" brings back memories of the 1970s - most of them bad. The CBS summer series, debuting at 10 tonight, takes us back to the days of disco, free love and really ugly hair. ...more

June 5, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, I did a column on gangs in the Hillsborough County schools affecting every middle and high school in the district. Last week was one on the growing use of medicine cabinet drugs by young people in a country addicted to prescription medicines. ...more

February 24, 2008

One writer, apparently not a fan, asked about Senator Clinton's early years. A good question because many believe that academic success, high intellect and early leadership roles are essential foundations for the demanding position of president. A brief Internet search provides concise background information on all candidates. Hillary Rodham, daughter of a small business owner, had a Midwest Ozzie and Harriet childhood. Hillary was student body president of her public high school, graduated in the top five of her class and was a National Merit Scholarship finalist. She majored in political science at prestigious Wellesley College, where she was president of the Young Republican's Club (yes Republican), graduated with honors and was the first student in the school's history to deliver a commencement address. The latter was covered in Life Magazine. She went on to Yale Law School, served on the Law Review Board and received her L.L.D. Interviews with former Wellesley students state that Hillary was an inspirational student leader who was always prepared, charismatic and very effective. She was viewed by many at the time as a future senator or even the first woman president. ...more

February 19, 2008

NEW YORK (AP)- Hillary Rodham Clinton likes to say she was born in the middle of the country at the middle of the century, in a Chicago suburb that defined a childhood out of "Father Knows Best" or "Ozzie and Harriet." ...more

December 29, 2007