Can a tongue-in-cheek ad for a popular pain reliever backfire and turn into a huge headache for one of the most respected health product marketers? ...more

November 18, 2008

Reacting to widespread complaints on social networking sites, Motrin pulls an ad aimed at moms who "wear their babies." ...more

November 17, 2008

Mr. Blackwell, 86, the acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, died Sunday in Los Angeles of complications from an intestinal infection. ...more

October 21, 2008

FUJIYA & MIYAGI: LIGHTBULBS (DEAF DUMB & BLIND) *** Fujiya & Miyagi (an English trio, rather than an Asian duo - take that, expectations!) are either heavily ironic or heavily absurd: Vanilla strawberry/Knickerbocker glory/I saw the ghost of Lena Zavaroni, anyone? But "Lightbulbs" is so full of creamy pop goodness the lyrics can be taken as the afterthought they very well may be. ...more

October 17, 2008

Florida's gaming industry remains strong despite the national economic crisis, according to Jim Allen, chief executive of gaming operations for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. ...more

October 9, 2008

I have watched, listened and read with tongue in cheek as the spin doctors of our two respective presidential candidates seek to discredit and vilify each other. Is anyone else getting sick and tired of the mud slinging and negativity employed in politics from the national on down to the local level? I think you are! I recently had an appointment at the West Palm Beach V.A. hospital, where I used my time between exams to talk a little politics with other vets. What I found was nearly all are feeling betrayed by our own government, frustrated by the outsourcing of our jobs overseas, angry with our faulty immigration policy, and wondering when our elected leaders are going to start listening to "we the people." ...more

October 4, 2008

A few weeks ago I wrote a very sarcastic letter to Hernando Today. I stated my reasons, even though being a staunch Republican, for voting for Barack Obama, and all Democratic candidates. With tongue in cheek, I blamed every single problem in our country and the entire world, on the Republicans. ...more

September 10, 2008

For men of a certain age, phrases like "prostate cancer" or "prostate surgery" can provoke involuntary cringing. Fortunately, prostate surgery is not what it once was, and the latest in minimally invasive operative technology is available here. Community Hospital of New Port Richey is the first and, for now, only hospital in Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties to offer the da Vinci Surgical System. ...more

August 13, 2008

Lisa Marie Presley is pregnant with twins, her publicist confirms to People magazine. ...more

August 6, 2008

The family that plays together is going to have a new place to do it starting this month. ...more

August 3, 2008