Not many strategies are available at the local level to fight back fast against the rising price of gasoline. One change that could be done right away, with immediate impact, is to switch to a four-day week. ...more

June 15, 2008

USF CAMPUS - Anybody could write a check, call "American Idol" or buy a song on iTunes and say they were doing something to help the 12 million children in Africa orphaned by AIDS. They would be right. The three University of South Florida students who founded By Your Side aren't just anybody. Amir Boules, Konstance Kasimos and Joanna Scian are honors students whose intelligence is equaled by their determination to make a difference in the world. They were so moved by the plight of Africa's AIDS orphans that they will travel to Tanzania in August to volunteer at orphanages and schools. ...more

June 13, 2008

Minna Tickner signed on as a volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels 25 years ago, when the national average price of gas was $1.20 a gallon. ...more

June 11, 2008

"The Class of 2008, Making Pasco Great!" That's the motto of Leadership Pasco members who graduated recently, according to Courtney I. McCoy, the local attorney who serves as secretary and treasurer of the class. ...more

June 4, 2008

In 1972, Angel Rivera joined a chapter of the Disabled American Veterans in New York after the organization helped him get veterans' benefits. ...more

May 31, 2008

A new era in service kicked off Sunday at the Zephyrhills Lions Club as the Dade City Heritage Park Lions Club hosted its charter celebration. ...more

May 3, 2008

Mary Murray of Wimauma was recently honored by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a Community Quarterback because of the amount of volunteer work she does. ...more

February 16, 2008

Oaklane Kennels Pet Resort and Spa owner Sally Cramer has a special relationship with the dogs who visit her Valrico business. ...more

February 14, 2008

WHO: Mildred "Mickie" Bonagura CLAIM TO FAME: One of the first women lieutenant colonels in the Civil Air Patrol and a person who has made volunteering a way of life. ...more

February 4, 2008

Wanna be a judge? This could be your year. In addition to three judge seats left open by retiring judges, a fourth will open Friday with the resignation of Circuit Judge Monica Sierra. ...more

January 29, 2008