It may be the campus crown jewel, but the new Marshall Student Center at the University of South Florida is a drag on utility costs. ...more

November 10, 2008

Patrick Carroll of New Port Richey says corporate media ignore Ralph Nader's presidential candidacy because Nader is a longtime critic of big business. ...more

October 11, 2008

Viagra is so ingrained in pop culture, we forget it's only been around 10 years. See if you recognize these faces and symbols of the famous erectile dysfunction drug. ...more

June 14, 2008

Regarding "Kennedy Prognosis Not Good, Experts Say" (front page, May 21): Like him or hate him, Republican or Democrat, you have to admit that Sen. Ted Kennedy is a politician. Not in the new sense of the term, but the old. A legislator who realizes that to get things done requires compromise. He has been one of the few senators who have been able to "reach across the aisle," as is commonly said today. ...more

May 22, 2008

Regarding "Blacks Share Pride Over Obama's Win" (front page, Jan. 5): Isn't it amazing what someone who is well-educated and well-spoken can accomplish regardless of race! The surprise over Barack Obama's win in Iowa is interesting in that blacks are proud of the victory delivered by whites, given Iowa's 2 percent black population. As the article notes, his support among blacks is "far from monolithic." ...more

January 8, 2008

Diets weren't the only craze on the bestsellers list in 1978. ...more

December 28, 2007

SARASOTA - The exhibit that has drawn praise and criticism for its intimate look at the inner workings of the human body is coming to Sarasota beginning this week. ...more

December 18, 2007

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is scheduled to make "the religion speech" Thursday, but don't count on him giving a soliloquy on Mormon beliefs and practices. ...more

December 5, 2007

Eighteen-year-old pro wakeboarder Phillip Soven, of Longwood, recently became the youngest rider to win the King of the Wake World Cup, which is one of the top wakeboarding series of the season. ...more

November 14, 2007

Lost a hubcap? Need a wheel? Looking for new rims for your ride? ...more

November 12, 2007