Here in the heart of the nation's capital, where political disciples warmed themselves footsteps away in bustling hubs to get the latest election results from network feeds, it's likely few were tuned in to Georgetown's 63-53 victory against reeling University of South Florida. ...more

February 6, 2008

The military telegram arrived in Peekskill, N.Y., on a springlike day in February 1945. The parents put it down unopened, falling to their knees to pray. Three of their five sons were pilots fighting overseas, and they were afraid to learn which of their boys was dead. ...more

February 3, 2008

WRESTLING Leopards go 2-0 on Friday to enter into Pool A, but can't overcome line-up holes during 0-4 Saturday. ...more

January 25, 2008

As Hernando High prepared to leave Titans Arena Saturday night at Naples-Golden Gate High School, it took solace in the fact that it had scored more points than anyone else on defending state champion Naples-Palmetto Ridge. ...more

January 25, 2008

It's heartwarming to know that a memorial marker was placed on the crash site in the Philippines in honor of Highlands County's most decorated war hero. That hallowed spot is worth remembering, considering the incredible acts of bravery Maj. Thomas McGuire demonstrated during World War II. McGuire, who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroics is honored here in Highlands County, were he was born and raised. Medal of Honor Park reminds all of us that a native son did his hometown and nation proud. Charles Martin is the man responsible for the marker at McGuire's plane crash site. He also is a Sebring native who wrote a book on McGuire titled "The Last Great Ace." Parts of the wreckage were still there, according to Martin who was there for the dedication. Martin now lives in Jacksonville. ...more

January 18, 2008

People don't like to pay a financial adviser to manage their portfolios. Those in financial trouble find it ironic that they have to pay a bankruptcy attorney to go broke. And we especially aren't too pleased about having to hire a tax professional to fill out our tax returns. ...more

January 13, 2008

Road points have been as easy to find for Tampa Bay this season as a poolside sunbather would have been on a snowy New Year's Day. ...more

January 2, 2008

LAKE PLACID — For a senior-laden team like Lake Placid, moral victories don't mean much. Despite controlling the pace of play in the second half and out-playing a talented Frostproof club, the Green Dragons boys soccer team took no solace from a 1-0 loss to the Bulldogs at Roger Scarborough Memorial Field on Friday night. "We still have a lot of confidence, but we have to work on our finishes," senior Hermello Villeda said. "It's frustrating, but we have to keep communicating and playing hard because there is a lot of soccer left." The Class 3A-District 10 win improved Frostproof to 5-1-1, 2-1. ...more

December 9, 2007

TAMPA - Raynell Franklin likes having a place where he can talk freely with friends who understand what he's going through. ...more

December 3, 2007

Whatever one thinks of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's jurisprudence, one can only admire the way she has handled her beloved husband's surrender to Alzheimer's Disease. ...more

November 16, 2007