Traveling cowgirl Donna Byrne is back on the road today after two day's rest in Bushnell. ...more

February 18, 2009

Traveling cowgirl Donna Byrne is back on the road today after two-day's rest in Bushnell. ...more

February 17, 2009

Given the workload their pitchers endured last season and the long road the Rays know awaits them in 2009, they would prefer not to have any of their prized arms competing in the World Baseball Classic. Now they are taking steps to minimize the potential impact of the WBC as much as they can. ...more

February 14, 2009

Grant Balfour arrived in camp today, and he won't be leaving to join the Australian team for the World Baseball Classic. Though Balfour was on Australia's provisional roster and looking forward to playing for his country, he said the Rays made it clear they would prefer he sit out the competition and focus on preparing for the season, and he agreed to do so. ...more

February 13, 2009

on horseback. ...more

February 11, 2009

Donna Byrne lost her job in Arcadia a couple of months ago, so she decided to go to Texas – on horseback. ...more

February 10, 2009

The weather should be perfect for going to the Florida State Fair during the next few days. ...more

February 8, 2009

The last few days there have been numerous letters to the editor in Highlands Today and also The Tampa Tribune regarding the State Farm Insurance abandonment of the state of Florida homeowners insurance. I wonder why I haven't seen anything about the 25 percent increase awarded to Progress Energy which took effect on Jan.1? This outrageous increase hits us during one of the country's worst economic recessions in recent memory. I have written letters to Governor Crist and our local Rep. Denise Grimsley trying to get them to rescind or even delay this increase. The governor forwarded my letter to the Public Service Commission and I received a letter from them outlining the reasons why the increase to Progress Energy was awarded. They tell me that one of their reasons was the increase in the cost of fuel and another was the building of a nuclear power plant. ...more

February 6, 2009

The Rays' hopes of avoiding salary arbitration with two of their players got good news and bad news Wednesday. ...more

February 5, 2009

Efforts by the Tampa Bay Rays and Dioner Navarro's representative to agree on a multiyear deal for the All-Star catcher before Monday's arbitration hearing have broken down. ...more

February 4, 2009