Q. I am an 80-year-old man in Waynesville, N.C. When, if ever, will I be eligible to receive an H1N1 flu shot here in Haywood County? - Ben, Waynesville, N.C. ...more

December 3, 2009

Q. I'm a female, age 61. I'm sure I had swine flu a month ago, and did not go to the doctor. Should I get the shot? Could I get it again? I don't want it again! - Patti, Land O' Lakes ...more

December 3, 2009

Q. Why is it that the rest of the world has not had the problems that the U.S. has had in procuring and distributing the swine flu vaccine? Has the government gotten in the way of efficiency again? - Jim, Tampa ...more

December 2, 2009

Q. My 5-year-old son had the first swine flu vaccine. Is it important to get the second one? I am not sure about mercury content. Is it possible to get swine flu protection from first vaccine? - Lada, Maryland ...more

December 2, 2009

The fire at McDonald Elementary last month did more than displace teachers and students from sooty classrooms. It extinguished years of lesson plans teachers at the Seffner school had compiled and stored in their rooms. It destroyed textbooks. Left computers beyond repair. Wiped out bulletin boards, name tags, posters and anything else on paper. ...more

December 2, 2009

How ironic that Republicans, one of whom I first supported over 20 years ago, and one who pledged never to impose new taxes when he came seeking my assistance in running his first campaign several years ago, would be the leading proponents of a new tax that could siphon as much as $300 million per year from the residents of Hillsborough County. ...more

December 1, 2009

Prosecutors have dropped two of the four rape charges against a former Walker Middle School student accused along with three schoolmates of using a broomstick and hockey stick to sodomize a student in a locker room. ...more

December 1, 2009

Political seasoning Regarding Guy Kenney's letter, "Getting really tired of professional, power-hungry politicians in Florida" (Nov. 26), what is this guy talking about? Jim Norman has been in only one office during his political career, and that's as a Hillsborough County commissioner. He had two terms in one district and two terms in a countywide district. He has to seek another office because of term limits. ...more

December 1, 2009

C.J. Bennett loves roller-coaster rides. That's a good thing since the Alonso quarterback and the rest of his teammates have been on one heck of a ride all season. ...more

November 27, 2009

When prosecutors try Humberto Delgado Jr. in the killing of Tampa police Cpl. Mike Roberts, they may use a surveillance video showing the incident. The tape came from cameras at Simo Stone, a granite and marble distributor at 8625 N. Nebraska Ave. ...more

November 25, 2009