Someday, we may actually get a clue as to what makes the Jonas Brothers tick. We may get a glimpse into the pop stars' distinct personalities - because certainly they must have them - and, eventually, even learn about their demons and desires. ...more

February 26, 2009

I love to cook. If my brothers were to remember our childhood, my current cooking skill might come as a shock to them. During my mom's last two pregnancies, I was often asked to cook, as she never felt very well when in the "family way." It seems two of my younger brothers asked Mother, "Can't you teach Rosie how to cook something besides hamburgers and chocolate chip cookies?" At the age of 12, I hadn't yet learned that variety is the spice of life, and that it works well in cooking, too. There were no peas, no carrots, and no salad in my meals - just meat and cookies. At my brothers' request, Mom taught me how to prepare pork chops. I then served pork chops and chocolate chip cookies at every opportunity. I still love pork chops Mom's way - thin, bone-in, floured with garlic and onion powders added, and fried. However, I only eat them occasionally now, instead of at every meal as I wanted to then. ...more

January 21, 2009

Apparently some customers at Joy Foodsmart occasionally play an odd prank. They walk through the door and pretend they are robbing the business by exclaiming, "Give me the money." ...more

December 30, 2008

Apparently some customers at Joy Foodsmart occasionally play an odd prank. Once they walk through the door, they pretend they are robbing the business by exclaiming, "Give me the money." That's what virtually everyone thought was occurring Dec. 22 when three men wearing bandannas walked into the store at 1005 49th St. S. about 8:35 p.m. ...more

December 29, 2008

I've been known to cry in the supermarket when I hear "I'll Be Home for Christmas." When I'm really touched, I sob. Other people don't like sobbing in public, as I found out when I was asked to leave the movie "Imitation of Life," I was attending long ago with several high school girlfriends. So far I've never been chastised for crying over Walter Kent's well-known song. However, I'm sure I'm on borrowed time, as I make a blubbering nuisance of myself every year. ...more

December 10, 2008

Youngsters say it's easier to get pills than beer. ...more

August 20, 2008

"When my stepdad went to Iraq, half of my heart went with him," says Michael, a teenager who lives on the Army base at Fort Stewart, Ga. ...more

July 6, 2008

Bill Lehmiller doesn't want anyone to forget his nephew, Sgt. Michael R. Lehmiller, or what he did for his country. ...more

May 26, 2008

Susan Sumner shook hands with a distant cousin for the first time Saturday as about 75 descendants of some of Dade City's founding families did the same around her. ...more

May 19, 2008

Three of Dade City's oldest families got together for a family reunion Saturday. ...more

May 18, 2008