U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin says Tiger Woods will be as strong a player as ever when he comes back from his marital turmoil and self-imposed break from golf. ...more

December 20, 2009

It's easy to become jaded after being smothered in coverage of Tiger Woods, political imbiciles, balloon boys and a thousand other silly things. In this issue of the paper, among other things, we have some very special local folks who should remind us that the world isn't going completely crazy. ...more

December 20, 2009

Nowadays, true life is stranger than almost anything anyone can think of, so I thought I'd add my own musings and mutterings on the pop culture scene. ...more

December 19, 2009

An insulting vote My deepest congratulations to the U.S. Senate on its vote to reject foreign medical drug imports ("Senate rejects drug imports," Nation+World, Dec. 16), especially when you consider their argument and reasons: Those foreign drugs could be ineffective and potentially dangerous. What horse manure. How is it possible for an educated and elected representative of the U.S. Congress to believe such a ridiculous statement? ...more

December 18, 2009

AUTO RACING Danica to make NASCAR debut at California Danica Patrick will ease her way into NASCAR by skipping the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway in favor of a less-stressful debut one week later at California. ...more

December 18, 2009

British bookmaker William Hill is taking bets on just how much Nordegren will get if she decides to divorce the world's No. 1 golfer, who is taking an indefinite break from the sport after admitting to infidelities. ...more

December 17, 2009

I got the below quote from my brother, Dan, in Miramar, who has about as much respect for Obama's health care plan as most everyone does except for those of this administration who are mostly pushing for its very liberal approval. The following conservative thoughts from an unidentified health care professional pretty well sum up my feelings. And with now passing the age of being eligible for their revised Medicare Plan, this really hits home: ...more

December 16, 2009

USF might do well to realize official "statements" that say nothing is bad strategy, writes Joe Henderson. ...more

December 16, 2009

Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press, his 10 years of incomparable golf outweighing nearly three weeks of a salacious sex scandal. ...more

December 16, 2009

My son was 14 when he and I started playing golf together. ...more

December 16, 2009