LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District may crack down on cell-phone use in middle and high schools in an effort to put a halt to students using text messaging to cheat on tests. ...more

June 3, 2008

The Pasco County School District may crack down on cell-phone use in middle and high schools in an effort to put a halt to students using text messaging to cheat on tests. Board member Allen Altman said at a Tuesday board meeting that several teachers told him students learn what's on a test in messages from friends who took the exam during the previous class period. He said the district needs to take action to make sure the cheating doesn't continue. "It's not fair to students who are doing things the right way," Altman said. It's also not fair to the teachers, he said. " ...more

June 3, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - Red light cameras could soon be coming to local intersections. ...more

May 27, 2008

Radioactive carbon-14 trapped in the lens of the eye permits researchers to accurately date the year of a person's birth, according to Danish scientists. ...more

February 23, 2008

Our lack of personal toughness is sapping our authority to get things done right. The inability to deny ourselves anything is making us weak. This weakness is filtering down to every aspect of our society. When we don't say "no" to ourselves, how can we expect others in our charge to listen to us? We have forgotten the virtues of saying "no" to ourselves, our children, our students, employees and our ever-expanding government. ...more

February 14, 2008

Our lack of personal toughness is sapping our authority to get things done right. ...more

February 14, 2008

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch faced fines and point penalties for their run-ins during and after Bud Shootout practice on Friday, but they got off with probation Tuesday. ...more

February 13, 2008

Craig MacDonald sprawled out his body in an attempt to take up as much ice as his 6-foot-1 frame would allow. With seconds dwindling off the clock and St. Louis defenseman Eric Brewer winding up a shot from the left point, MacDonald knew he had to put himself between Brewer's stick and the net. ...more

February 7, 2008

Imagine being a child of 7 and never having taken a shower or bath before. You are scared to death because you believe it is going to hurt. You must go to school, but you're not allowed in your classroom until you've cleaned up. ...more

December 31, 2007

TAMPA - A 7-year-old girl fell from a second story balcony as she leaned over to talk to her sister, who was below on a sidewalk, Hillsborough County officials said. ...more

December 12, 2007