I am an 83-year-old man who proudly served my country for the latter part of World War II and also the Korean War. I believe that the generation before mine was every bit as good as mine, maybe even better. There are not too many of my generation left and almost none from the generation before us. I am not sure that I thoroughly understand the meaning of "the greatest generation" but I do know they are referring to my generation and for this I am grateful. I also know that there were some good times and some bad times, but I wouldn't trade any of them for the world. ...more

January 31, 2009

Dirk Budd was known as much for his unwavering loyalty as his towering intellect. ...more

December 6, 2008

With 32 seconds left in the game, Bloomingdale was on Durant's 2-yard line. It was first down. ...more

November 15, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in an occasional series profiling South Shore residents. ...more

June 18, 2008

Howard "Budd" Post, founder of one of the state's leading engineering firms and the designer of Miami Lakes, died Tuesday. He was 83. ...more

June 12, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG For a few minutes Thursday morning, it was hard to spot Budd Risser's red 4-by-8-foot sign along busy Fourth Street North, just south of 22nd Avenue. ...more

May 23, 2008