After Casey Weldon Till attacked a family Sunday night near Haines City, killing one person and stabbing two others in what appears to be a random act of violence, he went home and told his family what he had done, Polk County deputies say. ...more

August 19, 2008

The mother accused her daughter of committing the sin of gluttony, and so put the chubby girl on a strict diet. ...more

August 16, 2008

I'm afraid that I will have to decline Jim Gries' generous offer to sit in his rocking chair and explain Social Security to his 3-year-old granddaughter. And I'm amused that Mr. Gries does not consider it "fear-mongering" to call the Social Security system a "weapon of monetary destruction (WMD)." Actually, although he says that his earlier letter was a recital of fact, there is nothing in any of his letters that backs up his hysterical attack on the Social Security system. ...more

August 15, 2008

There Are Other Events Regarding "Flugtag Launched Fun In Downtown" (Our Opinion, July 22): ...more

July 28, 2008

MIAMI (AP) -- The grandmother of a missing 2-year-old told an emergency dispatcher that a car driven by the girl's mother smelled like there had been a dead body inside, according to recordings of 911 calls released Thursday. ...more

July 24, 2008

SOUTH AFRICA - Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by urging the wealthy to share their prosperity with the less fortunate and by saying he wished he had been able to spend more time with his family during the anti-apartheid struggle. ...more

July 18, 2008

On weekends, travelers from as far away as New Port Richey and Orlando trek to a little stand on Race Track Road called Fred's BBQ. ...more

July 16, 2008

On weekends, travelers from as far away as New Port Richey and Orlando trek to a little stand on Race Track Road called Fred's BBQ. ...more

July 16, 2008

Imagine how crushed I was when my granddaughter told me recently that she isn't interested in "all the stuff that happened in the past." She's only 10. I still hope to win her over. ...more

July 13, 2008

There was a time when motoring along U.S. 41 you couldn't miss the once-thriving Giant's Fish Camp besides the Alafia River Bridge. ...more

July 9, 2008