After I stopped laughing, and picked myself up off the floor, I ran to my computer to submit this letter to Mr. Wessel. ...more

October 30, 2009

John A. Fischer of Sun City Center remembers getting the swine flu shot in 1976. Although people in his age group are not currently being offered the H1N1 swine flu shot, Fischer said the Computer Club is taking special precautions to ward off all versions of the flu. ...more

October 28, 2009

Hillsborough County's top high school senior wrestler has decided where he will compete in college. Brandon senior Joe Cozart has made a verbal commitment to Iowa State, his father, longtime Brandon wrestling coach Russ Cozart, said Monday. ...more

October 14, 2009

Change the subject Will everyone who is tired of reading about capitalism vs. socialism, please raise your hands! ...more

June 4, 2009

Following his first day after a full night's sleep in days, Russ Oberbroeckling, chairman of the 2009 Temple Terrace Relay for Life, couldn't be happier. The event he and his committee spent weeks preparing for is history. But, best of all, the March 27-28 overnight fundraiser netted $130,000 of its $170,000 goal set by the Tampa office of American Cancer Society. "Deep down I was hoping we'd reach the goal, but $130,000 is fantastic considering the state of the economy," said Oberbroeckling, who voluntarily took charge of the event for the second time. ...more

March 31, 2009

St. Petersburg junior welterweight Derrick Samuels physically imposed his will on Roberto Valenzuela (48-46-2) during his seventh-round technical knockout victory at the A La Carte Event Pavilion on Friday. ...more

March 28, 2009

Local unemployment is 12.7 percent. ...more

March 27, 2009

Two minor fires are handled by the firefighters Monday. ...more

March 9, 2009

Change Equals Higher Taxes For More Welfare Programs This will sound a like an unusual request in a letter to the editor, but I hope you readers will indulge me. The recently passed, 1,100 page "stimulus bill" was enacted into law so quickly that virtually no one had the time to read it before having to vote on it. ...more

March 1, 2009

The 2008-09 wrestling season appeared on the surface like a typical one for the Brandon High Eagles. They spent the season rolling over the competition, much the way they have done the past two-plus decades under longtime coach Russ Cozart. ...more

February 19, 2009