Billy Turner outlasted 13 principals and 11 athletic directors during his 30 years as the head football coach at Chamberlain High. ...more

March 7, 2009

A federal judge has refused to delay the transfer of Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel to New York, where he faces federal charges of wire and securities fraud. Attorneys for Nadel, 76, filed a petition asking to keep Nadel in Florida so they can consult with him in their efforts to seek a review of a ruling that he be held without bail. ...more

February 6, 2009

George Steinbrenner's 35-year reign as boss of the New York Yankees ended Thursday when he passed control of baseball's most famous team to his youngest son, Hal. ...more

November 20, 2008

In a year when personal narratives are primed to trump policy positions as persuaders of the electorate, it is helpful to be reminded that biography often is not destiny. Not that you would have gathered that from either major party's (now blessedly concluded) national conventions. ...more

September 5, 2008

Pasco County Clerk of the Circuit Court Jed Pittman is ending a long, distinguished career on a very sour note over the most basic job responsibility: showing up for work. ...more

June 22, 2008

It's not often that a county clerk becomes the center of attention. ...more

June 15, 2008

The Rev. Don Mason turned to the book of Ecclesiastes in his eulogy for Roy Parke. ...more

June 14, 2008

Roy Parke, probably the most recognized face among Florida strawberry growers and unofficially the "Strawberry King," died this morning. ...more

June 5, 2008

PLANT CITY Roy Parke, a longtime grower and the unofficial "Strawberry King," died this morning. He was 86. ...more

June 5, 2008

Former Hillsborough High School and University of South Florida basketball coach Don Williams, 84, has been in declining health since breaking his hip nearly five years ago. Never a verbose man, he has lost his ability to talk, but he remains in good spirits at a Zephyrhills nursing home. ...more

February 16, 2008