FROSTPROOF — A win is a win, even if it wasn't pretty. The Avon Park girls basketball team showed what it takes to win ugly on Thursday, as turnovers, sloppy passes and the prototypical slow start marred the Red Devils for most of the game, allowing Frostproof to hang around longer than expected in Avon Park's 47-38 win at Jim Boyd Gymnasium on Thursday. "This was just typical of the type of game that this team has been giving all season," AP head coach Paulette Daley said. "We're midway through the season, so you'd have thought it would have sunk in by now. "We need to play a full game. Be aggressive at the start and aggressive at the end. They know the type of team they have and still they play like this." ...more

December 15, 2007

When you see Danielle Amato at school, at practice or warming up prior to a match, she likely will have a smile on her face. Among the reasons her teammates selected Amato as captain of Ridgewood High's soccer team were her friendly demeanor and positive attitude. ...more

December 2, 2007

South Shore residents with first-rate neighbors - who go beyond maintaining their lawn - can reward them for their efforts. ...more

October 31, 2007

Dear Lyn: I'm a caregiver and I'm writing a journal. It's helping me in ways I can't explain, but I wanted to suggest journaling to fellow caregivers and ask you to address the advantages of keeping a journal. — Maggie ...more

October 26, 2007

Every week it seems the call goes out to someone new. This week's recipient could be Jerramy Stevens. ...more

October 20, 2007

TAMPA - The state Attorney General has filed Medicaid-fraud charges against a man who worked for a company providing in-home support for developmentally disabled people. ...more

October 19, 2007

South Shore residents with first-rate neighbors - who go beyond maintaining their lawn - can reward them for their efforts. ...more

October 13, 2007

TAMPA - President Bush was in the Bay area today for a luncheon to benefit the Republican National Committee, but fundraising wasn't the only thing on his plate. ...more

October 12, 2007

I would like to take a moment to say thank you to a lady named Mayr Malool in the Lake Placid area. Ms. Malool has been sending care packages to our troops in the Middle East. My daughter is in Iraq and has been the recipient of some of these care packages. ...more

October 11, 2007

Warren Beatty had two words to describe his reaction at learning he would receive the American Film Institute's career honor: 'Concealed weepiness.' ...more

October 7, 2007