I would like any information you can provide about my old Teddy bear. Its head, arms and legs move. It is hard, so it must be stuffed with sawdust. The fur is a little worn, but it is in good shape for the age. ...more

December 27, 2009

Conservatives champion the essential characteristics of America: liberty, enterprise and ingenuity. As world leaders consider how to transform the way we make and use energy in the face of a changing climate, it's time for an energy policy true to that spirit - and it shouldn't be anathema to the American right. ...more

December 12, 2009

One professor called it spiteful. Another said it was far-fetched. Those were the reactions Wednesday to U.S Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite's request that President Barack Obama get the permission of Congress before he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize. ...more

October 29, 2009

10. Heard the lady with the heart-shaped potato was going to be here. 9. Thought it would be fun to watch someone else get heckled. ...more

September 23, 2009

James Whitmore, the many-faceted character actor who delivered strong performances in movies, television and especially the theater with his popular one-man shows about Harry Truman, Will Rogers and Theodore Roosevelt, died Friday, his son said. He was 87. ...more

February 6, 2009

The president's disgust at Wall Street looters was good. But we need more. We need disgorgement. ...more

February 3, 2009

Visitors this week probably have noticed that the locals get a little annoyed when someone refers to where we live as Tampa Bay. If you ask directions and don't keep moving, you'll get the lecture about Tampa being the city and the other one that body of water we pay exorbitant prices to live by. ...more

January 28, 2009

An activist in the civil rights moment, 102-year-old Winonah Greene lives to see an African-American president. ...more

January 7, 2009

Santa Fest, a couple of hockey games and a few other events might interfere with a time travel excursion in December, so the Tampa Bay History Center has postponed its grand opening to Jan. 17. ...more

October 15, 2008

Santa Fest, a couple of hockey games and a few other events may interfere with a time travel excursion in December, so the Tampa Bay History Center has postponed its grand opening to Jan. 17. ...more

October 14, 2008