The recession-era tale "Up in the Air" leads Golden Globe film contenders with six nominations, among them best drama and acting honors for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. ...more

December 15, 2009

The Pasco County Health Department has reported the first swine-flu related death of a county resident. ...more

October 8, 2009

Link to this young novelist. ...more

July 2, 2009

A federal judge has put a hold on his order allowing detainees at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan access to courts until the government can appeal. ...more

June 1, 2009

"The Women," by T.C. Boyle (Viking Penguin, $28) ...more

February 15, 2009

The vampire romance "Twilight" drained the box office in its opening weekend, taking in $70.6 million. Catherine Hardwicke's film also enjoyed the biggest opening ever for a female director, blowing away the previous standard of $41.1 million set by Mimi Leder's "Deep Impact" in 1998. ...more

November 23, 2008

When Congress created the National Do Not Call Registry, they exempted political organizations. Well, I would like to paraphrase two well-known lines from the award-winning novel/movie "Gone With The Wind": ...more

November 8, 2008

Jeff Whitney of New Port Richey sees hope for the future in the person of 14-year-old novelist Gloria Tesch of Palm Harbor. ...more

October 8, 2008

Jennifer Anne Kogler wanted to be a writer since she was old enough to etch her first words. ...more

September 24, 2008

Jennifer Anne Kogler wanted to be a writer since she was old enough to etch her first words. ...more

September 24, 2008