Just one peek into those happy chocolate brown eyes and Justice can melt hearts. ...more

July 17, 2008

Victims of sexual assault shouldn't have to worry about their identities being exposed or not being able to take a few days off work to seek help. ...more

July 11, 2008

As Hillsborough County struggles to understand why black babies here and elsewhere in Florida die more frequently than white ones, one local agency is bucking the disturbing trend. ...more

July 5, 2008

The James A. Haley VA Hospital & Clinics is the busiest of the nation's 164 Veterans Administration hospitals and the fifth most complex in terms of medical care provided. ...more

June 11, 2008

U.S. Navy ships laden with relief supplies will steam away from Myanmar's coast today, their helicopters barred by the ruling junta even though millions of cyclone survivors need food, shelter or medical care. ...more

June 4, 2008

East To The Rescue Last week my son graduated with his GED from Nature Coast High School. My family had looked forward to this night. My camera's batteries ran out before the evening was over. One of your photographers, Bob East, was nice enough to let me have two batteries. ...more

June 4, 2008

OLDSMAR A newborn baby boy wrapped in a towel was dropped off at a fire station Friday night by a woman claiming to be his mother, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 30, 2008

Illegal immigration is a very hotly debated subject in this county. Most people have very definite ideas on how it should be handled. I would like to know, though, what makes you think that "Racists have grabbed hold of this idea?" I have heard lots of arguments on all sides and have not thought any of them "racist." It has been my experience that the race card is played by those who cannot give a convincing argument on behalf of their opinion so they shout racism! ...more

May 30, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY The Pasco County Commission today briefly discussed the possibility of hiring only nonsmokers. ...more

May 27, 2008

The smell of bleach, urine and feces all mixed together will never go away. ...more

May 10, 2008