SLIPKNOT: ALL HOPE IS GONE (ROADRUNNER) *** Slipknot is at a crossroads. Its fourth studio album is stellar but likely not what longtime fans expected. ...more

September 26, 2008

The east side of Hernando County is a world apart from the hustle and bustle of the coast. ...more

August 30, 2008

Rocco Baldelli's family and friends from Rhode Island to St. Petersburg got text messages bearing the good news in the wee hours of Sunday morning. ...more

August 11, 2008

So one free spirit with Pasco connections nabs an installment on "The Colbert Report," securing his promised 15 minutes of fame, and now everybody wants into the act. ...more

July 13, 2008

Fresh Faces Needed I wish the people at the county would make a recording on tape. About this time every year, they start crying about the budget and using scare tactics. The best one is when it comes to education and schools. If Hernando County School Superintendent Wayne Alexander was so worried about the budget, how come he got a hefty raise? He said he did a good job. That's what he was paid for in the first place. They all cry about the budget, but no one wants to give up their fat paycheck to help the situation. ...more

July 9, 2008

On any given night along south Howard Avenue, aromas cascade through the air, carried by the breeze off Hillsborough Bay and into the noses of those in search of a meal. ...more

June 26, 2008

Twice a week, during the wee hours of the morning, I drive to Sarasota to my "real" job. ...more

June 11, 2008

Twice a week, during the wee hours of the morning, I drive to Sarasota to my "real" job. ...more

June 11, 2008

Florida's Chandler Parsons worked so hard to regain his shooting stroke that he thinks he actually made himself sick. ...more

February 10, 2008

A suspect in two robberies surrendered peacefully saturday night, in part because he was "tired of running." ...more

January 21, 2008