I am a volunteer at a local youth correctional facility. I deal with youths 13 to 18 years old on a daily basis. Almost every youth I have dealt with in the last two years has one thing in common: They all think they are gangster thugs. ...more

December 15, 2007

A timeline of what has happened to Without Walls this year. ...more

November 11, 2007

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met leaders of her opposition party for the first time in three years Friday and told them she was optimistic that a two-decade-long stalemate with the Myanmar government might be thawing, her spokesman said. ...more

November 10, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - At the start of this season, with a young team and a myriad of injuries among the players, Land O' Lakes believed it was in for a rough year. ...more

November 8, 2007

My husband, Hugh, and I moved to Temple Terrace on Dec. 26, 1959. ...more

November 7, 2007

Due to an overwhelming response from the public, The Suncoast News is extending its Halloween photo contest until Nov. 7. ...more

October 31, 2007

The Brandon News & Tribune is having a Halloween photo and drawing contest with an IPOD nano up for grabs. Do you have a favorite photo from a past Halloween or do you have your costume ready for this year? How about your pet? Do they have a costume? ...more

October 18, 2007

Hillsborough County's animal services department is seeking qualified volunteers to help out with its shelter and animal control operations. ...more

October 7, 2007

147 Pinellas Sheriff's employees will lose their take home cars starting October 1st. Most of the cars are unmarked vehicles used by the civilian staff. The new policy doesn't affect deputies who take marked patrol cars home. Sheriff Jim Coats says this is part of a larger plan of budget cutbacks. ...more

September 6, 2007