It was the kind of win they were hoping for but were still a little surprised to get one game away from the state final. ...more

May 20, 2008

Anyone who thought Sen. Barack Obama was getting a free ride in his quest for the White House needs to think again. His Democratic rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, along with many Republicans, have started the mudslinging and body blows. That's because they are scared of the man who seems to be generating interest across party lines and throughout the country. Clinton stomped her feet and cried foul about something Obama said concerning her support for NAFTA in the 1990s. He said that as first lady, when her husband was a big promoter of free trade, that she also supported it. For some reason his statement enrages her now. That's strange, because she never mentioned anything against NAFTA before. ...more

February 25, 2008

The searchers had gone over the field once. It seemed unlikely that anything else would turn up. It was dark and rainy. Amid the awesome wreckage of the tornado that had just passed they'd found three dead. Some bodies had been flung hundreds of feet from their homes, landing in tangles of branches and across the roadway. ...more

February 7, 2008

The deaths of nine civilians, including a child, in a U.S. airstrike south of Baghdad have raised fresh concerns about the military's ability to distinguish friend from foe in a campaign to uproot insurgents from Sunni areas on the capital's doorstep. ...more

February 5, 2008

Less than 5 minutes into Thursday night's Class 5A regional quarterfinal, from 25 yards out, Jesuit's Keith Sierra set a soccer ball in front of him. A wall of Palm Harbor players lined up between Sierra and the goal. ...more

February 1, 2008

Skating from post-to-post with his head bouncing from side-to-side like he was sitting at Centre Court at Wimbledon, Johan Holmqvist was under siege. ...more

January 14, 2008

Two games into their Sunshine State Conference schedules, both Saint Leo basketball coaches have a clear understanding of what their teams need. ...more

January 11, 2008

In the span of 10 minutes Thursday, American warplanes dropped as much explosive south of Baghdad as they usually do in a month, a thundering barrage of more than 40,000 pounds of bombs intended to blow up stashes of insurgent weapons. ...more

January 11, 2008

Update Our Old Song Regarding "State Song Finalists Vie For Your Vote" (front page, Dec. 12): ...more

December 23, 2007

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging consumers to check out charitable organizations before making any donations. As the holidays get under way, charities are gearing up for their busiest time of the year. Many collect about half their annual donations in the short time between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Florida law requires most charities that do business in the state – regardless of where they are headquartered – to register with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and provide financial information about income and expenditures. There are 12,597 charitable organizations registered with the state. ...more

December 9, 2007