The nation's intelligence chief says waterboarding "would be torture" if used against him or if someone under interrogation was taking water into his lungs. ...more

January 13, 2008

It's about this time of year I could always count on a call from Vic DiMaio. He would want to have lunch and make sure I had my MetLife calendar. At least that was the excuse. ...more

January 9, 2008

Tampa International Airport plans a new A-game for the 2009 Super Bowl, with additions to its shopping and dining lineup. But Mayor Pam Iorio sees something missing in the game plan: shops with a local flavor. ...more

December 23, 2007

Garry Trudeau says topics in his 'Doonesbury' comic strip that were at first shocking to some readers aren't so anymore, such as one character's revelation 30 years ago that he was gay. ...more

October 25, 2007

When I interviewed poet Peter Meinke recently, he talked about the poem 'P-Town, '04' in his book, 'The Contracted World.' ...more

October 19, 2007

Would you like your Civil War history seasoned with baseball trivia? Spritzed up with a winery tour? Do you long to dissect the Battle of Antietam with a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian? ...more

September 30, 2007

'The Best American Poetry 2007,' edited by Heather McHugh (Scribner, $30) ...more

September 16, 2007