Right down the line the Plant City-Durant season opener in boys tennis was pretty clear-cut. ...more

February 25, 2009

"You have made my 'deck of weasels' but you're somewhere around a five or a six," wrote the fun-loving fippress. ...more

July 20, 2008

Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, who became one of the wealthiest trial lawyers in the country by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge. ...more

June 28, 2008

The 1st Congressional District, the northernmost in the most culturally Southern state, has given the nation William Faulkner and Elvis Presley, and next Tuesday will have a special congressional election that will test the Republican hope that Barack Obama and his former pastor can be the basis of a Republican strategy to nationalize congressional races to the disadvantage of Democrats. ...more

May 9, 2008

Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has carefully crafted an image as an aw-shucks country lawyer who champions the little guy in David-and-Goliath legal battles. ...more

December 1, 2007

A lot of people claim members of Congress get rich while serving their constituents. That's not true at all. ...more

November 28, 2007

After being critically wounded in a shooting at his Miami-Dade County home, Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor responded to simple commands from doctors Monday night after surgery. Known as a hard hitter in the NFL, he did not play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday because of a knee sprain. ...more

November 27, 2007

Sen. Trent Lott, a 35-year Capitol Hill veteran who staged a political comeback after losing his Senate leadership post because of racially insensitive remarks, plans to resign from office before the year is out. ...more

November 27, 2007