"Chuck," the spy comedy that is almost good, returns to NBC at 9 p.m. Sunday with more action and less nerds. ...more

January 7, 2010

"Chuck," the spy comedy that is almost good, returns to NBC at 9 p.m. Sunday with more action and fewer nerds. ...more

January 7, 2010

Many years ago — actually BBT (Before Boob Tubes) — a talented comedian recorded a tongue-in-cheek monologue about the growing popularity of football (baseball was then still the national sport). He explained, in his country-boy way, how he attended a game and was swept along by a rather frightening crowd making their way into a place where a bunch of seats surrounded a cow pasture marked with white lines. ...more

December 26, 2009

Tebow's successes Some folks in Florida want to blame Tim Tebow for our loss to Alabama on Saturday, but that game was lost in the first five minutes of play. ...more

December 8, 2009

Fox News Channel correspondent Major Garrett called himself a "conscientious objector" in his network's fight with the White House after a brief interview with President Barack Obama Wednesday during which the topic never came up. ...more

November 18, 2009

Sarah Palin may fashion herself as a go-it-alone maverick, but her book is producing a crowd. ...more

November 14, 2009

Nude Nite, an artistic event that celebrates the human body, is coming back to Tampa for a second year and Tampa area artists are invited to submit works for exhibit. ...more

November 7, 2009

Hoping to capitalize on President Barack Obama's declining popularity in Florida, Republican governor candidate Bill McCollum is trying to tie his Democratic opponent, Alex Sink, to Obama and national issues pushed by Democrats. ...more

October 31, 2009

I take umbrage at Fred Peters' letter on our paper's editorial page that Ford cars and especially Crown Vics used by the police have no turn signals. ...more

June 19, 2009

Who hasn't secretly wished he could pin the blame on his boss? Or slam office equipment against the pavement? ...more

April 1, 2009