William Oehlecker of New Port Richey says Americans have become complacent, lazy and greedy. ...more

April 29, 2009

At least four people were shot and as many as 41 people taken hostage Friday morning at an immigration services center in Binghamton, according to media reports. ...more

April 3, 2009

Regulars gather to play intense games of dominoes and rummy while they chatter about life and politics and reconnect to a social scene no longer commonplace in Tampa. ...more

February 25, 2009

In about 30 minutes, more than 200 Jesuit High students received a sobering yet hopeful speech on the economy and its future. ...more

February 18, 2009

Federal officials say they have arrested 117 immigrants in Florida accused of being fugitives or committing immigration law violations. ...more

February 4, 2009

My mind drifted back to the patriotic naturalization ceremony of a close friend. ...more

December 5, 2008

Even though employees at the Peer Bearing Co. no longer work for the Spungen family that recently sold the Waukegan-based ball bearings maker, they still each received a turkey this Thanksgiving holiday in keeping with tradition. ...more

November 29, 2008

The post office is telling Bob Hope: Thanks for the memories. The beloved entertainer will be honored on a U.S. postage stamp next spring. ...more

November 24, 2008

The roosters start crowing outside Tommy Stephens' Ybor City home at 3 a.m. It's been that way since he moved to the neighborhood in 1987. ...more

November 9, 2008

Larik Cholak testified today in the trial of Alex Shevgert, who is accused of orchestrating attacks on his in-laws in New York and Sarasota because they stopped giving him money after they funded a series of failed businesses and bought him a house. ...more

November 6, 2008