Steve Wyatt's pickup is generally unremarkable, but there's a recent attachment that's earned it the nickname "sex offender mobile." ...more

May 21, 2008

Brother wants to create awareness. ...more

May 20, 2008

Somewhere during my formative years my educational growth stumbled. At least in the opinion of some legislatures and political correctiveists. Somehow the concept of evolution not only didn't appear contrary to my religious upbringing it seemed logical and rational. ...more

May 17, 2008

The celebration of Mother's Day allows a chance to reflect on the challenges facing many women today juggling work, raising children and maintaining a household. Many families will celebrate the day with flowers, dinners and other tokens of appreciation. It should be a day filled with love and admiration for mothers everywhere, who all too often must overcome men's folly. ...more

May 11, 2008

Cell Phone A Savior Regarding "Deputies Have Suspect In Library Attack" (front page, April 26): ...more

May 3, 2008

There were some things that happened Thursday night in the Tampa Bay Storm's scrimmage with rival Orlando that didn't make Storm coach Tim Marcum very happy. ...more

February 22, 2008

It was a sunny spring morning and I had the day off. What could be better? I clutched my coffee cup and looked out the kitchen window. Dew sparkled on the grass and dripped slowly from the eaves. Two cardinals perched on our backyard feeder — a male and a female. It was absolute serenity. "Mom, where are you?" My son bolted into the room, sounding peeved. "Mom you forgot to include the W-2 forms when you mailed our tax returns. Now what?" Serenity gone, instantly. I had screwed up, big time. My mistake would delay the refund we were counting on to pay Matt's tuition. Even worse, my husband would be disappointed. He had gone out of town, trusting me to figure and submit our tax return. And I had botched it, at least partially. ...more

February 10, 2008

Predators coach Barry Trotz remembered closing a door at what is now called the Sommet Center on April 16, 1998, and looking over at the Renaissance Hotel a block away. ...more

February 8, 2008

Police think the three people mauled by a tiger yelled and waved at the cat from atop a railing before it lunged at them, but experts say that's only a notch up from the type of taunting animals regularly endure at the nation's zoos. ...more

January 19, 2008

Seven rare albino alligators disappeared from a Brazilian university zoo, and authorities suspect that animal smugglers stole them, officials said Friday. ...more

January 5, 2008