Oil futures fell Thursday as investors, expecting an ongoing price slide, sold to lock in profits from the previous session's big gains. ...more

December 14, 2007

In reply to the recent Highlands Today cartoon, where the boy asks, "If America is the 'home of the brave,' why are so many of the brave homeless?" the answer is because America is also the home of the heartless world supremacy economic profit system. ...more

November 27, 2007

Students at two local middle schools are learning to grow strawberries without leaving campus. ...more

November 23, 2007

Craig Brunstein, owner of Bulls Outfitter, which is selling "Finish Strong" bracelets, said he was unaware of Jeff Wagner's battle with cancer and will donate all profits from the bracelets to cancer prevention. ...more

November 6, 2007

An official supplier of University of South Florida merchandise is selling "Finish Strong" bracelets without the knowledge of the school or Jeff Wagner, who is battling cancer and created the "Finish Strong" slogan. ...more

November 3, 2007

George and Cassandra Banning hosted the Plant City Daybreak Rotary Club's first Halloween Howl party for charity in 2006 at their Walden Lake home. A second one is planned for Saturday, with profits going to Unity in the Community, which helps Plant City area people in need. It's not too late to buy a ticket for this year's Halloween Howl party starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Banning home, 2506 Clubhouse Drive, Plant City. The festivities include a buffet, cocktails, silent auction, door prizes and costume contests. Tickets are $75 per person. For information, call (813) 752-1078. ...more

October 24, 2007

What is Championship Park? A 425-acre sports complex that would feature 30 multipurpose fields for soccer, lacrosse and other sports, 12 baseball diamonds and 10 softball fields. It would be located on some of the 12,500 acres Hillsborough County owns in the Cone Ranch area, north of Plant City. ...more

September 30, 2007

Clearwater computer distributor Tech Data Corp. is feeling healthy enough financially that it announced plans Thursday to buy back $100 million of the company's stock. ...more

September 7, 2007

Clearwater computer distributor Tech Data Corp. is feeling healthy enough financially that it announced plans to buy back $100 million of the company's stock. ...more

September 6, 2007