Ruffled feathers were all in a day's work for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune's arts critic. A layoff stilled her acerbic pen, but controversy rages on.
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Joan Altabe’s acid pen
Before she was laid off from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Joan Altabe wrote and filed this short piece attacking a new $130-million hotel-condominium tower being built on the Sarasota waterfront. The newspaper never ran it.
Weighing in on 'Shrek'
Is this just another flick touting the slim and pretty, or does it offer a moral that beauty transcends chubbiness and pointed ears? Here are some of the things our readers had to say.
Fat Fiona a model of beauty
Editor's note: When St. Petersburg Times film critic Steve Persall reviewed Shrek two weeks ago, he called the computer-animated movie "a pleasant, byte-sized distraction" and gave it a grade of B. Here, he addresses Fiona's transformation.
2001 A.D.: A love story
From an anniversary card sent by Gertrude Bagen to her husband, Ray, in May 1943.
Parents don't know all they need to
Despite the information era in which we live, today's parents may not have the best knowledge and understanding about child development. This is the conclusion of a detailed study sponsored by several child welfare organizations.
