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January 26, 2009

The Florida Gators popped up in this week's college basketball national rankings, appearing at No. 24 and as the only SEC team listed. ...more

January 20, 2009

Anglers hoping to bag the tasty reef dwellers need to do so before gag grouper season closes February 1st. ...more

January 19, 2009

The first of a couple cold fronts looks to be washing toward the Tampa Bay area later today and overnight. Forecasters don't peg this one with bringing a huge drop in temperatures with the highs Monday and Tuesday maybe in the middle 60s. ...more

January 11, 2009

A lot of people make resolutions this time of year, and our county, cities, towns and schools should be no exception. Of course, most people break resolutions, and by the time you read this, several are already tossed, but it's critical that our governmental entities stick to theirs. ...more

January 2, 2009

After making a champagne toast at the New Year's Eve Celebration at Community Hall or celebrating with friends and family at home, most people can wait another day before keeping their resolutions to become more physically active. ...more

December 31, 2008

Erratic summer rain, a damaged reservoir and lingering drought have strained water supplies to the limit, with just a quarter of the eight-month dry season over and the hottest, most parched months to come. ...more

December 30, 2008

TAMPA -- Erratic summer rain, a damaged reservoir and lingering drought have strained water supplies to the limit, with just a quarter of the eight-month dry season over and the hottest, most parched months to come. ...more

December 29, 2008

Recently, several readers sent me e-mails about birds and the winter garden, and I had a request from a reader asking me to send her a column on the subject that was published a few years ago. Here's that column, somewhat updated, with some thoughts about birds in winter. ...more

December 28, 2008

The many angels exhibited this time of year are evidence of a widespread belief in what happened some 2,000 years ago near Bethlehem. ...more

December 25, 2008