I am a soldier in Iraq. I have walked the streets of many a village and seen oppression with my own eyes. I am actively engaged in building self-worth into a country that has been enslaved for decades. I am one of many teaching the citizens of Iraq what it means to be free. ...more

October 14, 2008

In the beginning, there was a boy, a girl and an apple. He was a teenager in a concentration camp in Nazi-controlled Germany. She was a bit younger, living free in the village, her family posing as Christians. Their eyes met through a barbed-wire fence and she wondered what she could do for this handsome young man. ...more

October 13, 2008

Pat Sovonick hopes to spare other people the pain she suffered after watching her husband die from injuries from falling. ...more

October 8, 2008

You recently ran an article with an accompanying photo of a young man fishing off the City Pier. Granted, there is no swimming at the moment, but those in charge need to seriously re-think permitting fishing. ...more

September 21, 2008

OFFENSIVE MVP PROFILE Left tackle Zach Bailey heads an experienced offensive line for Springstead, hoping to help the Eagles get back in playoff contention. ...more

September 4, 2008

In describing Zach Bailey, Springstead Head Coach Bill Vonada called him, "The type of young man you'd let watch your children." ...more

September 4, 2008

The 18-year-old quarterback who will lead the University of Miami in its historic Dolphin Stadium debut is a young man beyond his years in handling pressure. ...more

August 26, 2008

Before he became the greatest Olympian ever, Michael Phelps was a kid who was bullied because he had big ears and a lisp. A teacher once told his mother he'd never be successful because he couldn't focus. ...more

August 19, 2008

If Joe Maddon wanted to make anything clear Saturday, it was that he wasn't mad at B.J. Upton. ...more

August 17, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - As a graphic artist, Richard DePippo made his living by drawing. The 67-year-old Land O' Lakes resident jokes, "I was the one who handed Moses the hammer and chisel." ...more

July 31, 2008