The idea stemmed from listening to his parents talking about growing up, their meeting, getting married, moving and eventually raising a family. ...more

March 27, 2009

Sun City author Michael J. Deeb continues his saga of the Drieborg family and the Civil War in Duty Accomplished. ...more

February 25, 2009

The Tri-County area of Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties has the second highest rate of child abuse in Florida. Many of these children who are abused by their parents enter the foster care system. One such child is Jennifer, who came to Children's Home Society's Hansen House at 17 after being in 27 different placements. ...more

November 9, 2008

Antonio Bryant couldn't quite bring himself to smile Sunday. Not even after catching 10 passes and playing a huge role in the Bucs' equally huge 27-24 overtime victory over the Bears at Soldier Field. ...more

September 23, 2008

"Scream for Me," by Karen Rose (Grand Central Publishing, $17) ...more

July 27, 2008

Eleven-year-old Rikka Pinckney stopped breathing one night in June 2006 while lying on a bare mattress in her foster mother's Town 'N Country mobile home. ...more

December 13, 2007