The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will lead a full escort today for the procession carrying the casket of U.S. Army Spec. Eric Lembke, who died last month while serving in Afghanistan. ...more

November 5, 2009

Thank God we have young men like Spc. Coleman who still believe that freedom isn't free. ...more

August 6, 2009

New law a life saver A recent article in this paper indicates the state of Florida has finally caught up with my 2007 Buick Lucerne. Since the day I drove it out of the Rick Mathews Buick parking lot, it lets me know if I have failed to fasten my seat belt. If I have a passenger in the other front seat, the car also beeps again to indicate that the other seat belt should also be fastened. ...more

July 5, 2009

Edward Graziano wanted to be temporarily released from the Pinellas County Jail so he could attend his father's funeral, but a hearing wasn't scheduled until after the service. Graziano, who faces charges he tried to have his wife, Debbie, killed, still wants the furlough so he can travel to New York to pay his respects and to console his mother, his attorney, John Trevena, said Monday. A hearing on the proposed furlough is scheduled for this morning. ...more

May 12, 2009

As he stood on the curb waiting for the hearse to pass, Bill Pierson had a revelation. ...more

November 30, 2008

Ken Sturmer of Hudson says Democrats don't try to control people's actions. ...more

September 27, 2008

Friends and family members will say their final goodbyes this week to Pfc. Norman Michael "Ehren" Murburg, the Dade City soldier who died during a training exercise last week. ...more

June 17, 2008

While in some respects the Dodge Journey projects an aggressive stance on the road, it brings much more to the drive in that it may, in fact, be a kinder, gentler addition to the Dodge lineup. ...more

February 16, 2008

Under extraordinarily tight security, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned to her ancestral homeland Saturday in her first major move since a recent assassination attempt against her claimed 140 lives. ...more

October 28, 2007

In many respects, it's silly. Reid Brignac and Evan Longoria spent a couple of months as teammates last season and they suddenly seemed like a package deal. ...more

October 21, 2007