After the Tampa Bay Aquatics boys under-12 200-yard free relay team got out of the water, they and the rest of their team realized they could be on the verge of a special meet. ...more

March 4, 2009

After the Tampa Bay Aquatics boys under-12 200-yard free relay team got out of the water, they and the rest of their team realized they could be on the verge of a special meet. ...more

March 4, 2009

You would like to think that things are not as bad as they seem. Unless you are holed up somewhere in the swamps off the Tamiami Trail and your old rabbit-ears TV has stopped working, that's not so easy to do. ...more

February 22, 2009

Inflation at the wholesale level surged unexpectedly in January, reflecting sharply higher prices for gasoline and other energy products. ...more

February 20, 2009

A handy- woman's difficult life came to an end Tuesday night when she was shot by two St. Petersburg police officers as she appeared to be on the verge of plunging a large barbecue fork into her sometimes lover. ...more

February 12, 2009

Two St. Petersburg police officers shot and killed a 40-year-old woman who appeared about to stab another woman with a large carving fork Tuesday night. ...more

February 11, 2009

Right-hander Erica Maldonado escapes first-inning jam with two strikeouts and Lady Leopards explode for nine first-inning runs to crush Central via the mercy rule in 4 1/2 innings, 13-1. SEASON-OPENER FOR BOTH TEAMS ...more

February 10, 2009

The Great Depression was not caused by business failure; it was a financial downturn that was mitigated by the government's reactionary and blundering response to the situation. This resembles our situation today. Our government has not learned a thing from history, and it is on the verge of plunging us into another economic disaster because Congress doesn't have enough sense to study in depth and debate the pros and cons of bills that come before them. How will they create another economic disaster for us? ...more

February 3, 2009

The Rays are on the verge of addressing their final apparent area of need this offseason, left-handed relief help, by signing veteran Brian Shouse. ...more

January 31, 2009

The nationwide economic downtown is offering few signs it is about to reverse course. This has government on all levels scrambling to keep spending in line with falling revenue. Under such circumstances, public officials should welcome whatever help they can get in shouldering this burden. City government in Tarpon Springs appears to be on the verge of having that sort of assistance. ...more

January 31, 2009