Forget religious preferences or racial divides. What you consider safe for your child is the single-most divisive issue facing parents. ...more

February 24, 2009

At age 12, Dalton Myers is already a two-time national champion in motocross. ...more

February 11, 2009

At age 12, Dalton Myers is already a two-time national champion in motocross. ...more

February 11, 2009

On a late afternoon, the rumbling of a motorbike carries across an old landfill. ...more

October 22, 2008

Through the first half of the high school football season, Plant City High's defense has established itself as the strength of the team. ...more

October 8, 2008

When school was out in June, my 13-year-old son, Travis, and I drove to Sport Chalet for a new bike to replace his beater, which had finally lost its brakes. He chose a 12-speed, perfect for street riding, and I bought a little finger-triggered bell, the kind I had as a kid, for my own bike. ...more

September 20, 2008

Glad To See Him Go Regarding "The Angel of Escape" (Nation/World, July 31): ...more

August 6, 2008

"I'll tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes, the picture of untrammeled womanhood." ...more

July 30, 2008

AVON PARK — "It's not like they have been collecting dust," Avon Park Police Cmdr. Mike Rowan said, but the department's four bicycles haven't seen much use outside of special events and odd assignments. They've been sitting inside the station since the last Christmas parade. The last time they were used for catching crooks was several months ago while Rowan and three other officers were looking for a cat burglar. ...more

June 2, 2008

AVON PARK — "It's not like they have been collecting dust," Avon Park Police Cmdr. Mike Rowan said, but the department's four bicycles haven't seen much use outside of special events and odd assignments. They've been sitting inside the station since the last Christmas parade. The last time they were used for catching crooks was several months ago while Rowan and three other officers were looking for a cat burglar. And for a regular patrol? Then-chief Tony Velong used to ride around town back in the early '90s, and the city had one officer patrolling from his bike 10 years ago. ...more

June 1, 2008