The Yiddish expression that declares "for goodness you'll get stoned" - with rocks, for our younger readers - has never been truer than it is today. During the last decade it became evident that Billy Joel was right: the good do die young. Those nasty, vicious, self-serving and evil people around us seem to live forever. They appear to thrive on the venom they exude. ...more

December 28, 2009

The Lake Placid community has lost a wonderful person with the death of Clifford H. Avery on Nov. 8. ...more

December 11, 2009

Veterans Day conjures up different memories for different people, but to all, the day represents a time of appreciation for those who have served or are serving our country. On TBO.com, we asked you to tell us what the day means to you. These are some of the stories you shared. ...more

November 12, 2009

Google Inc. is stepping up its push to sell advertising on cell phones, announcing a deal Monday to buy a mobile ad network, AdMob, for $750 million in stock. ...more

November 10, 2009

I sat at a traffic light at State Road 60 and 22nd Street in Tampa on Thursday as law enforcement agencies escorted a hearse bearing the body of a soldier who had died in service to our country. He was home for burial. I arrived home a short time later and turned on the news to see that numerous brave souls awaiting deployment overseas were killed in Texas. ...more

November 7, 2009

The "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law has left one Wesley Chapel couple frustrated and concerned. ...more

October 31, 2009

A funeral service for Army Spc. Eric Lembke, who died Oct. 23 while on duty in Afghanistan, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 7, at Plant City's First Baptist Church, a church official said. ...more

October 29, 2009

Funeral planns announced for soldier from Plant City. ...more

October 28, 2009

James Wright III, 29, likes the mean streets of his hometown exactly where they are, all the way across the country on California's coast. ...more

October 28, 2009

A man already in prison on a robbery charge has been indicted in the fatal shooting of a woman cab driver last year. ...more

October 2, 2009