Ross Anderson serves as a surrogate parent to at least 60 boys. On Friday, some of those boys were present as he received the We Deliver award. ...more

May 16, 2009

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March 16, 2009

Kathryn Bylsma was always too engrossed in working with her students to pay much attention to the whole Teacher of the Year process. ...more

January 25, 2009

Even for those with the most robust sweet tooth, this is just about the time when that pile of candy that looked like plundered treasure on Halloween night is starting to seem like a chocolate-covered albatross you can't make disappear. ...more

November 12, 2008

TRINITY -- Larry M. Starnes is banking on bigger and better things as the new president of 4-year-old Patriot Bank. The Trinity-based community bank with five branches in West Pasco and North Pinellas lured Starnes from Wachovia Bank, where he was formerly the area president for Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties. ...more

August 6, 2008

For the first time this year, kids entering kindergarten at Centennial Elementary School will be offered a crash course in becoming students and, organizers hope, have a lot of fun in the process. ...more

July 23, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - A little more than two weeks ago, Kristin Greenup was on the phone with a friend and checking e-mail. ...more

June 11, 2008

The crowd let out a whoop when Principal Patti Girard cut a ribbon made of recycled bottles and soda cans Monday at Learning Gate Community School. ...more

May 20, 2008

It took 25 years, but Nancy McClelland's dream finally came true. The Safety Harbor resident joined an Earthwatch expedition in late December and early January. She had wanted to go on such an expedition since she heard of Earthwatch 25 years ago. ...more

February 16, 2008

An education foundation with newly formed ties to Florida has donated $2 million to bankroll the education of qualified minority and low-income students at the University of South Florida. ...more

February 13, 2008