In the Dec. 4 edition of Hernando Today, under Dr. Maglio's column, which personally I love to read, there was a cartoon of tumbleweeds and the empty store fronts. ...more

December 5, 2009

Her stethoscope already dangling from her neck in preparation for her shift, respiratory therapist Patricia Syraski was driving on busy Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard on Monday when a man walked in front of her in the predawn darkness. ...more

December 1, 2009

Her stethoscope already dangling from her neck in preparation for her shift, respiratory therapist Patricia Syraski was driving on busy Gulf to Bay Boulevard on Monday when a man walked in front of her in the pre-dawn darkness. Her Chevrolet Avalanche struck him. Syraski, 50, said she immediately maneuvered into the left turn lane, moving the truck gingerly to ensure she didn't roll over the man's body. When she pulled over, she looked behind her, and saw him 15 feet away on the ground. ...more

November 30, 2009

Karin Odom barely winced when South Florida Baptist Hospital registered nurse Marcela Seelig's lance made a small prick in the skin of Odom's finger. ...more

November 27, 2009

There were worse days for Don and Peggy Cook to have lost their home, but the irony was inescapable: on Veterans Day, the bank was foreclosing. ...more

November 12, 2009

Many members of the Purple Butterflies chapter of the Red Hat Society volunteer their time to serve their community. But when they put on their red hats, it's not about others - it's all about fun. ...more

November 11, 2009

Lisa Wright Rogers has vaccinated hundreds of children, so the registered nurse knew what she was doing Monday when she told Beth Podraza to go first. ...more

November 3, 2009

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October 15, 2009

A 57-year-old Ruskin woman used a forged copy of a nursing license to help practice health care without a license, according to the Florida Department of Health. ...more

July 7, 2009

It has been one week since an attorney said the young child allegedly injured by Avon Park police officer James Parker would be taken off life support, and as of Monday, there was no change in the victim's condition. ...more

May 12, 2009