As many homeowners face foreclosure, they are frequently finding that their original lender is not the mortgagee seeking to foreclose. In many cases, homeowners are being sued by banks acting as trustees for something called a "pooling agreement." The trustee frequently is represented by a law firm that is handling foreclosures in bulk quantity; and it may be impossible to get an attorney speak with you in an attempt to resolve the matter. What can the homeowner do? ...more

February 13, 2009

There are laws against scattering someone's ashes any old place you want. That goes for Daytona International Speedway. So everybody turn their head: Ron Hornaday Jr. owes his dad. ...more

February 12, 2009

What passed for a crowd at the Sun Dome was actually making a bit of noise Tuesday night when Dominique Jones finished off a breakaway dunk. The game had been threatening to get away from the University of South Florida, but now the Bulls were within five points of Providence. ...more

February 10, 2009

Not long ago we had a bunch of aspiring pols begging for our votes and promising to give us the world in a hand basket if we would vote for them, right? Well guess what? We voted them into the place of their dreams so wouldn't it seem fair that in exchange for our little efforts, some of them should now come out of hiding and listen to us poor saps that listened to them? My question is this, why is it that when I look at the daily market reports on the price of oil, I see it dropping almost every day, but when I go to fill up at our local pumps the price jumps a little bit almost every day! Something is wrong in Denmark, was an old saying. Something is wrong in Highlands County should be the new saying. ...more

February 7, 2009

Lightning center and No. 1 overall draft pick Steven Stamkos is making the transition this season from junior star to NHL regular. Throughout the season, the 18-year-old from Markham, Ontario, will share his experiences with Tribune writer Erik Erlendsson to give readers an insight into a new way of life during his rookie journey. ...more

February 1, 2009

Andy Pettitte's only thought was to stay with the New York Yankees. He had no interest in returning to his hometown Houston Astros. ...more

January 27, 2009

Ridgewood forward Charles Jones put on a show, scoring 12 of his game-high 16 points in the final period, leading the Rams to a 51-61 victory. ...more

January 23, 2009

Quarterback Jeff Garcia admitted Tuesday that being Jon Gruden's quarterback was difficult and that there were times the recently fired Bucs coach "rubbed me wrong." ...more

January 22, 2009

Raheem Morris used to be just another face in the crowd at the Senior Bowl. Not anymore. ...more

January 20, 2009

Perhaps it was a sign of things to come. The South Florida Bulls had no trouble flying into snowy Chicago on Friday night, and they had little difficulty getting to Allstate Arena on Saturday morning despite an eight-inch overnight snowfall. ...more

January 11, 2009