There is no doubt that Harry Olsen Sr.'s footprints are everywhere. ...more

October 24, 2009

Jimmie Johnson finally wasn't flawless at Martinsville. The points leader and winner in five of the past six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on the smallest, tightest oval in the series qualified 15th Friday. ...more

October 24, 2009

Republicans needn't trouble themselves to nominate a presidential candidate in 2012. No matter what, President Barack Obama will run against George W. Bush. Bush will be Obama's eternal foil. At this rate, when Obama writes his post-presidential memoir, it will be titled "An Audacious Presidency, or How I Saved America From That Bastard Bush." ...more

October 24, 2009

at least compared with the kind of temperatures that have had the Tampa Bay area sweating and sweltering the past couple of weeks. ...more

October 17, 2009

Nobody forgets Ed Maley. And that's to our good fortune, because the lessons he teaches are ones that should be remembered. ...more

September 12, 2009

The uproar over President Obama addressing the nation's schoolchildren to promote education is absolutely asinine. ...more

September 8, 2009

Editor's note: The following is an open letter to national politicians and is published here at the author's request: ...more

August 15, 2009

Well, we have yet another government entity crying for a tax increase. Now it is the school system. ...more

July 16, 2009

Jennifer Hudson, Gwen Stefani and Dave Matthews all have early wake-up calls for "Today" show concerts over the warm weather months. ...more

April 7, 2009

Whether it comes via a trade, a difficult cut or some other creative solution, the Rays' Opening Day roster should be fairly well set by the time they break camp. ...more

March 31, 2009