In honor of his 85th birthday on Sept. 14, Dennis Rawls received a special gift from his wife, Martha. He took a flight at the controls of a Cessna 172 out of Peter O. Knight Airport, the same place he took his first solo flight when he was 15, all of 70 years ago. ...more

September 23, 2009

Gen. David Petraeus, commander of Tampa-based U.S. Central Command, will speak at the city's Sept. 11 commemoration and grand opening of Heroes Plaza in Cotanchobee/Fort Brooke Park. ...more

August 23, 2009

This is just a thought in reference to the media's priorities. ...more

August 21, 2009

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August 11, 2009

Edward White, who made America's first spacewalk and died in a spacecraft fire, is among the latest aviation and space pioneers inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. ...more

July 19, 2009

I found Randy Ludacer's letter vilifying our Southern heritage particularly distasteful and full of the kind of politically correct hatred that today is poisoning our traditional values. Southern heritage is as much about love of our families and our God as it is about displaying the Stars and Bars as a reminder of that heritage. ...more

July 15, 2009

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June 25, 2009

How can our Congress and president apologize for past mistakes made in civil rights and Japanese interment camps during World War II and the president apologize to other countries? ...more

June 23, 2009

Guinness World Records said Friday that 113-year-old British World War I veteran Henry Allingham has become the world's oldest man. ...more

June 20, 2009

On this Memorial Day, I am reminded of the extreme sacrifices made by so many Americans on behalf of the United States of America and, yes, the world. As someone currently working to preserve the legacy of that generation now known as "The Greatest Generation," I can tell you it has been my honor and extreme privilege to record and share stories from this fading group of veterans. Through their own words, they reveal World War II, a war now referred to as the good war, was anything but good. The lesson is that while war is never good, it is sometimes necessary and always comes at great cost. This weekend we invite you to search Central Florida WW2 Museum Veterans History Project on YouTube to hear their stories and dwell on the significance of remembering our veterans. I believe they deserve our attention. ...more

May 25, 2009