I've just lived through one of the most frustrating weeks of my life. It felt like I spent the entire seven days doing just one thing – waiting. I hate waiting. I waited for phone calls that never came, for mail that didn't arrive, and for a repairman who never showed. I waited in the doctor's office and the post office and the coffee shop. I waited in a checkout line so long I finally had to give up and go back to work without my0 lunch. On the job, it seemed every assignment I tackled could not be completed without waiting for someone else to do his part first, which, of course, he (or she) never did. I sent polite e-mail reminders, and waited some more. I made phone calls and was put on hold. Several times I waited till the phone grew permanently attached to my ear, only to be told he'd call me back. But he didn't. ...more

February 15, 2009

On July 31, 2007, the lives of Dan and Tuesday Fibkin of Westchase changed forever. ...more

October 8, 2008

On July 31, 2007, the lives of Dan and Tuesday Fibkin of Westchase changed forever. ...more

October 8, 2008

Jeffrey Merritt is unemployed with three young children at home, and without much money left, he got desperate, his girlfriend said. The Tampa man was arrested Friday, charged with robbing a Valrico bank. Investigators say he also robbed two in Pinellas County. ...more

October 6, 2008

In the end, a reprieve wasn't enough to save Zeus, the German shepherd from Nokomis who bit a Verizon worker last year and was condemned to death. ...more

May 29, 2008

This happened about 10 minutes ago and I'm still wondering if that is the nature of things or maybe just bad luck. ...more

May 12, 2008

Two house fires in as many days are considered accidental, but their sources have yet to be determined. ...more

February 1, 2008

I'm a director and second vice president at Brookridge. On several occasions I have had go to Hernando County Commissioner Diane Rowden for help, and she always helped us. ...more

January 22, 2008

It's easy to miss the tin-roofed, red and white house along the winding streets of this hilly little town. ...more

December 16, 2007

Cubans are migrating to the United States in the greatest numbers in more than a decade, and for most of them the new way to get north is first to head west - to Mexico - in a convoluted route that avoids the U.S. Coast Guard. ...more

October 16, 2007