The Mall in Washington, D.C., was an amazing sight Tuesday. Millions of people crammed together, some hopelessly far away from President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony and inaugural speech. But they didn't care; those who attended were there to be a part of history, and to hope for better times in our country. ...more

January 21, 2009

Two buses filled with more than 100 people from the Bay area are on their way to Washington, D.C. this morning to be part of history. ...more

January 19, 2009

Charlie Strong probably should have been hired away from the University of Florida long before now, tapped by another school to lead its football program to the same mountaintop the Gators now occupy. He should be a head coach, and everybody knows it. ...more

January 10, 2009

Today is the final rehearsal for 62 members of Northeast High School's marching band before they travel to Washington, D.C., next week to perform in the Presidential Inaugural Heritage Music Festival, one of the activities leading to Barack Obama taking the oath of office. ...more

January 6, 2009

WFTS anchor Walt Maciborski will leave Channel 28 on Friday, when his current contract expires. For the past three years, he has been co-anchor of the station's "ABC Action News" team, serving as the 5 and 5:30 p.m. evening news anchor and nighttime reporter. ...more

January 5, 2009

We all recall the old saying that when you are in a hole the first thing to do is stop digging. ...more

December 6, 2008

Billionaire businessman and noted philanthropist Ross Perot paid a visit Wednesday afternoon to patients, their families and the medical staff at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. ...more

December 4, 2008

I was crammed into a middle seat. The guy in front was practically in my lap and I had my arms drawn in tightly as I pecked furiously on the keyboard. God glanced over. "What are you working on?" He asked. ...more

November 27, 2008

FSU football player Myron Rolle was named a Rhodes Scholar just a few minutes ago in Birmingham, Ala. ...more

November 23, 2008

This image of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivering his "I Have a Dream" speech on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the 1963 Freedom March is among many photos from Life photo archives now available on Google Image Search at http://images.google.com/hosted/life. The collection includes photos and etchings produced and owned by Life and date to the 1750s. A small percentage of the photos were published. Google noted that about 20 percent of the collection is now online, and that it is working to get the entire collection of nearly 10 million photos posted. ...more

November 19, 2008