Evidently, Jerry Lee Robinson couldn't bear to watch his vehicles being repossessed - or so say Pasco deputies. ...more

June 12, 2009

The Sebring baseball team held on with the tying run at the plate on Tuesday night to escape Bartow with a 7-4 victory and a third straight trip to the Class 4A regional semifinals. The Streaks, District 10 runners-up, will hit the road once again to face Lake Wales at 7 p.m. on Friday. The Highlanders knocked off D10 champion Braden River 1-0 on Tuesday night. ...more

May 5, 2009

"Night And Day," by Robert B. Parker (Putnam, $26) ...more

March 1, 2009

"Running Hot," by Jayne Ann Krentz (G.P. Putnam's Sons, $24.95) ...more

January 18, 2009

"Heat Lightning," by John Sanford (Putnam's Sons, $26.95) ...more

December 14, 2008

"Fresh Kills," by Bill Loehfelm (Putnam, $25) How do you handle the death of a parent you do not miss? Where do you turn? More importantly, how do you care for a grieving sibling? ...more

September 14, 2008

The other night I tried to read part of Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, $18) while I was very sleepy, which meant that the story, which is hard enough to follow when you're fully awake and completely engaged, took on a dreamy quality that I sort of enjoyed. After all, it sometimes reads as if Pynchon wrote the thing in a similar state. ...more

August 31, 2008

"Meat: A Love Story," by Susan Bourette (Putnam $24.95) ...more

July 9, 2008

Martin Truex's bid to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup took a hit Tuesday when NASCAR penalized his Dale Earnhardt Inc. team 150 points for bringing an illegal car to Daytona. ...more

July 9, 2008

Heartland Horses & Handicapped Inc., its volunteers and board members would like to express our deepest gratitude to the hosts, sponsors, and riders who helped to make the Sandy Kuhn Memorial El Clair Ranch Ride-A-Thon a great success. With 109 riders and their families, we were able to raise nearly $9,000! This will enable our program to continue offering independence, mobility and dignity to children and adults with special needs. It is through the generosity of individuals and business that we are able to continue this program free of charge for all participants. The benefits of our program and those alike are endless. Riding for the disabled has become a well recognized and acclaimed method of improving the lives of those who refuse to let their disabilities limit them. Our participants gain confidence, dignity, mobility and self-esteem. ...more

May 22, 2008