Wine turns into bread for wounded warriors

Philanthropist Patrick Park dug deep in his legendary wine collection, and some of his world-class bottles went up for auction Thursday at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. The bottles of rare Chateau Lafite, Mouton-Rothschild and Chateau Margaux brought in thousands, although organizers were still Read More

Free safety Ryan Clark returns to Pittsburgh Steelers, agent says “it’s not about the money”

( Updated with quotes from Clark’s agent.) The Dolphins search for a free safety continues. Ryan Clark left South Florida this evening without a deal with the Dolphins, rather one with his old team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Agent Joel Turner defended Clark’s decision, saying, Read More

Florida education news: Title I schools, neighborhood schools, teacher pay and more

MAKING STRIDES: Hernando County's Title I schools, serving the poorest students, take advantage of their federal funds to boost their students' performance. (Times file photo) SPORTS MATTER: For some students, being able to participate in school athletics gives them a reason to work Read More

American Bayh

We may have to withdraw our prediction . It really is a new world when just about any scruffy teenager armed with a guitar and a laptop can make the most puffed-up, calculating, self-important politician the laughing stock of the nation. While it may be a little late to beat up on Evan Bayh Read More

Life Without a Newspaper

We’ve been locked up in a library of late, pawing through nineteenth century newspapers for what is called around the home “The Endless Project.” Every now and then, we accidentally run across an item that in some way or another seems to have a contemporary echo . For instance: Read More

Sarah Palin Mystery Solved!

Sarah Palin doesn’t ‘talk to the hand.’ She talks from it! Just like that idiot in eighth grade who sat behind you in the next row: she cheats . Here’s the proof: Below is the YouTube video , which appeared before the close-up of Palin’s right hand became available. Read More

Shakedown Shelby

Alabama’s opponent of good government puts the arm on the American taxpayer while also weakening our national security. Meet “Shakedown Shelby” (R-Extortion):

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Lambiet’s Lunch: Tiger’s still MIA; The scent of Lauren Bacall; Jenny Sanford tell all

Woods – The focus of the tiger hunt is now the northeast. After folks supposedly spotted the embattled golfer Tiger Woods in Orlando, North Palm Beach, The Bahamas, California, Palm Beach’s Everglades Club and a private holiday party at a gay couple’s Palm Beach home, a Read More