Dear Abby: My son is the recipient of a four-year college scholarship with full tuition. He selected and applied to this school. The problem is, he now wants to transfer to another college. This means he would finish his sophomore year and give up two years of the scholarship. ...more

August 31, 2008

I give thanks to city, county and state law enforcement. When I came in contact with law enforcement three times in two weeks, I thought to myself, "What is going on?" As I pondered I remembered this letter I had been procrastinating about writing through the years. ...more

August 24, 2008

Lloy Ball has a knack for making strong suggestions without saying a word. ...more

August 23, 2008

Howard "Cliff" Enoch Jr. disappeared over what would become East Germany near the end of World War II, three months before his only son was born. ...more

August 14, 2008

Edgar Rodriguez last spoke to his son four years ago, after he left the family house saying, "I need to work things out, Dad." ...more

July 30, 2008

Police said a man shot two people at a South Tampa fast-food restaurant and then fatally shot himself this morning. ...more

July 29, 2008

Samuel Snow, an 83-year-old black World War II veteran from Leesburg who had traveled across the country to receive an apology from the Army for being unfairly convicted of rioting in 1944, died Sunday, hours after a ceremony honoring him and 27 of his fellow soldiers. ...more

July 28, 2008

Joan Rubin of Palm Harbor disagrees with earlier letter to the editor on John McCain and the Second Amendment. ...more

July 26, 2008

Dear Lyn: I'm writing because I'm the caregiver for my husband, who is not well. We have one son. He's 39 and has no children. He got divorced six months ago. He has lived in another state since he graduated from college. Last month he moved back here. He's living with us until he can find a job here and get a place of his own. My husband and our son are both great guys, but they've always butted heads with each other. ...more

July 19, 2008

Dear Abby: On Father's Day, many stepdads are often underappreciated or excluded, so I wrote this poem to honor these unsung heroes. I hope you'll put it in your column, so my husband - and other stepdads everywhere - will know it was written for them. -Lesley Stitt, Ontario ...more

June 15, 2008