Barack Obama wrinkles. Just slightly, and just when he has to wear a flak jacket over his blue oxford shirt. ...more

July 25, 2008

She is a daughter of Tampa society, blessed with a close-knit, affluent family that took cross-country vacations in Edwardian vintage cars. Her dad was crowned El Rey XXVII of the Knights of Sant' Yago. She graduated from one of the Bay area's most respected Catholic high schools, the Academy of Holy Names. ...more

February 3, 2008

TAMPA - She is a daughter of Tampa society, blessed with a close-knit, affluent family that took cross-country vacations in Edwardian vintage cars. Her dad was crowned El Rey XXVII of the Knights of Sant' Yago. She graduated from one of the Bay area's most respected Catholic high schools, the Academy of Holy Names. When the Florida Legislature created a new judicial seat in Hillsborough County, friends and family fanned out across the county, knocking on doors and raising more than $100,000 for her campaign. They helped the 35-year-old lawyer become the youngest judge ever elected to Hillsborough County's circuit court. So when Monica Sierra announced last week that she was giving it all up — the $145,000-a-year job, the comfortable safety net of family, the Mercedes-Benz — many were aghast. It wasn't just what she was throwing away, it was what she was throwing it away for: evangelical and humanitarian work in the Middle East. ...more

February 1, 2008