Florida will be the third-largest state by 2014. We need a plan to deal with our traffic woes beyond simply spending tax money on widening roads. The referendum on rail transit and other transportation needs allows the voters to finally address our congestion issues. ...more

November 23, 2009

We met Skink. We actually, truly met the living breathing Skink, straight from the pages of a Carl Hiaasen novel. ...more

November 22, 2009

I am writing to you to ask you to remind your readers to help support our troops this holiday season. ...more

November 21, 2009

It's like "The Apprentice" meets Amway. Donald Trump is synonymous with luxury high-rises, his TV show and his distinctive hairstyle. Now he's putting his name on a vitamin and health products business whose salespeople make money by recruiting more salespeople. ...more

November 20, 2009

Auditions for a farce by George Herman, "A Company of Wayward Saints," a play about a commedia dell'arte troupe far from home and without the means to get there will be held at Stage West Community Playhouse starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. ...more

November 20, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board has given its approval to contract agreements that give teachers and other school district employees one-time pay supplements but no raises or step increases. ...more

November 19, 2009

Healing health care's "forgotten heroes" ...more

November 17, 2009

A widely read e-mail with misinformation about Hillsborough County's new red-light camera program is causing minor headaches for the sheriff's office. ...more

November 17, 2009

Two-time reigning league MVP Alex Ovechkin appears set to return from injury when the Capitals visit the Rangers tonight. ...more

November 17, 2009

My wife and I would like to learn more about an object we found in our attic. It is marked on the bottom. I believe it is sterling and was made before 1800 in London. I also would like to know its value. ...more

November 15, 2009