"Just After Sunset," by Stephen King (Scribner, $28) ...more

November 30, 2008

Christopher Ryan James, who everyone called "C.J," was crazy about his 2-month-old son, Christopher James Jr. ...more

November 29, 2008

BROOKSVILLE - A woman awakened by barking dogs Thursday morning interrupted a suspected burglar who bolted out the door and escaped in a pickup but was later caught, a report shows. ...more

November 15, 2008

Florida's Public Service Commission is torn by conflicting goals. The appointed board is trying to keep electric rates as low as possible during a year of rising fuel costs, yet it also wants the utilities it regulates to begin switching to renewable sources of energy, which at this point is more expensive than coal and natural gas. ...more

November 1, 2008

If you can't convince them — confuse them! ...more

October 22, 2008

Starting Oct. 24, the Transportation Security Administration will add a new anxiety for some Tampa travelers: A high-tech scanner that allows a security officer to peek through the clothing of air travelers to ensure they are not hiding weapons or explosives. ...more

October 17, 2008

A. J. D'Amario of Hudson says Barack Obama has a closet full of skeletons. ...more

October 15, 2008

A. Viston of Port Richey says Suncoast News op-ed page columnist James Hibbs is the fool, not people who support Gov. Sarah Palin. ...more

September 17, 2008

This economy has left people behind on credit card bills, short on mortgage payments and low on cash to cover basics such as gas and food. Those are gaps in the budget that have to be filled, and too often, people are raiding their 401(k) to come up with the extra money. ...more

August 31, 2008

A 15-year-old Sebring High School boy was in the care of the Department of Juvenile Justice on Friday after sheriff's investigators say he was caught in school with marijuana for distribution and then escaped out of the D.A.R.E. van and was recaptured. ...more

August 30, 2008