Discussions about creating political partiesother than Republican and Democrat - are growing louder and more widespread. Most of the chatter focuses on having three or four parties. The way I see it, we need at least eight. ...more

November 14, 2009

Almost a month after a Tampa teen's near-fatal shock atop a power pole, 17-year-old Avi Davidson is showing signs of improvement. ...more

October 26, 2009

Almost a month after a Tampa teen's near fatal electrocution, 17-year-old Avi Davidson is showing signs of improvement. ...more

October 25, 2009

Thousands of Brandon area high school seniors donned robes, caps and celebratory smiles at graduation ceremonies held during the past two weeks at the Florida State Fairgrounds and University of South Florida Sun Dome. ...more

June 10, 2009

Thousands of Brandon area high school seniors donned robes, caps and celebratory smiles at graduation ceremonies held during the past two weeks at the Florida State Fairgrounds and University of South Florida Sun Dome. The pomp and circumstance kicked off May 28 with Newsome High's graduation and concluded Thursday with Riverview High's ceremony. ...more

June 10, 2009

It is about as far from the Olympic sport of archery as it can get. The bow is taller than the person shooting it and, to the uninitiated, it appears lopsided and unbalanced. There are no sights, no high-tech stabilizers. ...more

January 18, 2009

It's called yabusame, and it is the sport of the samurai. Each year, archers climb atop their decorated mounts for a lively competition. ...more

January 4, 2009

Let's pretend abortions had not been legalized in 1973. Pretend it is 1991 and 18 years after Row v. Wade. Assume 1 million babies had been allowed to live and they are now 18 and entering the work place. I know many will still be in school but the following are conservative estimates. Do your own math using your estimates. Let's assume they begin work at an average of $12,000. FICA taxes are 15 percent including their employers share. Say the next year another million had been spared execution and begin work and this continues through year 2008. Since government does nothing well (Thomas Jefferson), all the FICA taxes earned nothing. Since I am an optimist I also consider over this 17-year period that wages and FICA taxes go up on average of 5 percent a year. By the end of 2008 the Social Security Trust Fund will have collected 2.6 trillion more dollars. ...more

November 15, 2008

RALEIGH, N.C. — Most of former professional wrestler Ric Flair's fights were scripted. ...more

September 9, 2008

BALM - Listening to the voices of the 36-member choir, one could have imagined they were singing in a neighborhood church. ...more

December 27, 2007