There was nothing Juanita Looper couldn't teach. A former "Teacher Of The Year" for Brooksville's Eastside Elementary School, Looper, 55, was in her 30th year of teaching, after teaching every grade level. ...more

January 8, 2008

Unappreciative Of Art Regarding "Your Name Could Adorn Tampa's Art" (Metro, Dec. 22): ...more

January 1, 2008

Even in death, Chet Fitch is a card. Fitch, known for his sense of humor, died in October at age 88 but gave his friends and family a start recently: Christmas cards, 34 of them, began arriving - written in his hand with a return address of "Heaven." ...more

December 26, 2007

Exit Jeff Stabins, enter Chris Kingsley. When county commissioners reconvene Jan. 9 for their land use hearing, they are expected to appoint Kingsley as the new chairman for 2008. ...more

December 25, 2007

Exit Jeff Stabins, enter Chris Kingsley. When county commissioners reconvene Jan. 9 for their land use hearing, they are expected to appoint Kingsley as the new chairman for 2008. ...more

December 24, 2007

NAPLES - When single mother Mary Ann Shaffer scratched a lottery ticket last week, she thought Christmas had come early. ...more

December 24, 2007

I share an office with two other women. Our male manager always refers to us as "the girls." We have hinted that we are "women" or "ladies," but it hasn't done any good. ...more

December 24, 2007

TAMPA - Longtime WTVT anchorman Hugh Smith died Sunday at Palms of Pasadena Hospital of cancer. He was 73. ...more

December 17, 2007

He looks like an eighth-grade version of Dick Butkus. With his crew-cut hair, his muscular frame and his charismatic grin, Kyle Goluba fits the mold of a kid who loves to play football. ...more

November 25, 2007