First, some housekeeping. David Price introduced Barack Obama, not the other way around. ...more

October 21, 2008

The first inmate to die by lethal injection in Ohio in more than a year argued to the end that his obesity would make it difficult for prison staff to find suitable veins in his arms to deliver the deadly chemicals. ...more

October 15, 2008

The stiff-arm has been a useful tool for runners throughout the NFL's 89-year history, but Earnest Graham might be raising the bar to new heights. ...more

September 17, 2008

Twin brothers remained in Highlands County Jail on Tuesday after sheriff's deputies reported finding handguns on them Sunday night while they sat at a picnic table on an empty lot on Vision Street in the Highway Park subdivision. ...more

September 16, 2008

A 30-year-old St. Petersburg mother of four was arrested this morning in connection with the death of one of her children, a 4-month-old boy. ...more

September 9, 2008

(Note to some animal-rights activists who have contacted me about previous columns: In no way am I endorsing the act of striking an alligator or other reptile in the head with a stump or stump-like object. But, in defense of the actions of the aforementioned Mr. Moses, he was, as the song states, used as gator bait by his daddy and later had his left arm bitten off "clean up to the elbow.") ...more

September 7, 2008

As owner of Tampa's Stroller Strides franchise, Ginger Couden knows plenty of new moms who want to return to top shape without leaving the baby with a sitter. She herself found the "workout-with-your-little-one" concept after gaining 50 pounds during her first pregnancy. ...more

September 6, 2008

Albert Moses was all smiles on Wednesday as he threw the football around during practice, although one couldn't help but notice the Avon Park football team's starting quarterback was hurling the ball with his left arm. ...more

August 29, 2008

During my youth, I developed a taste for fresh mangoes picked from my grandmother's tree in Miami. Once a year or so, a box of those tropical fruits would land on our doorstep in the Midwest. ...more

August 6, 2008

During my youth, I developed a taste for fresh mangoes picked from my grandmother's tree in Miami. Once a year or so, a box of those tropical fruits would land on our doorstep in the Midwest. ...more

August 6, 2008