GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles. ...more

September 26, 2008

Iman is coming to the Bay area to introduce her fall handbag and jewelry lines. ...more

September 19, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Billy Nobles, left, with "Reel Animals" partner Mike Anderson. ...more

September 12, 2008

"The Geography of Love," by Glenda Burgess (Broadway Books, $22.95) ...more

September 7, 2008

This past Thursday we were once again subjected to another painful column by Frances Earl, who has shown that she doesn't know what she is talking about. ...more

August 2, 2008

Commuter rail has the potential to be an alternative to the rising gas prices and roadway congestion. Just because the CSX bill did not survive the 2008 legislative session does not mean that the idea of commuter rail has to die along with it. However, any plan devised must be fair to all Floridians, not just wealthy corporations. ...more

July 7, 2008

The victorious Red Wings just want to tighten things up. The suddenly deflated Penguins are looking to shake it up. ...more

May 26, 2008

Jon Lester can now add pitching a no-hitter to his already amazing list of accomplishments. ...more

May 20, 2008

SEBRING — You don't have to be a star athlete to win a medal at the Heartland Senior Games. "The motto of it is 'Just Play,'" said Becky Rousch, director of community education at South Florida Community College. "The senior games have less of an emphasis on competition than it has on living a healthy lifestyle, staying active and trying new things." In the spirit of trying new things, a new sport has been added to this year's line-up – pickleball, a sport similar to badminton that is played with a wooden paddle and wiffleball. "Pickleball has been all the rage across the state and is very popular with senior citizens," Rousch said. "This is the first year we have been able to offer it, and we are very excited to be able to do that." ...more

February 25, 2008

Sebring native Thomas B. McGuire Jr., one of the most decorated American war heroes of all time, won the Congressional Medal of Honor in a dog-fight air battle over an island in the Philippines. Following is the Army Air Corps official citation of that battle and the reason he was awarded, after his death, the highest military medal an American can receive, the Congressional Medal of Honor. ...more

January 17, 2008