This is something I wrote some time back. But since we’re getting into summer and some of us may still … More

Here’s one of my favorite stories about how the old Florida “Pork Choppers” did “bidness.” One day in 1947, a … More

I wrote this some years ago about a man who started out being just another news interview subject and ended … More

On Christmas break in 1974 Dave Smith and I took a road trip to Washington, D.C., and on into Pennsylvania. … More

It’s true that the buffalo don’t have much room to roam on Paynes Prairie. But imagine how cramped their distant … More

Some cynic (probably me) once described Gainesville as a college town in the middle of the prison belt. But that … More

Remember Granny? Rose McDonald was a beloved figure among Gainesville’s downtown street person community. Everybody seemed to know and like … More

I originally wrote this piece several years ago for The Sun. Oddly, with a bit of updating it seems as … More

Listen, Florida has always been fertile ground for confidence men, quick buck artists, dream weavers and rascals. It’s our history. … More