By all indicators, Raquel Torres should be cleaning houses. And that's only if she had stayed out of a drug gang. ...more

November 1, 2009

It is National School Bus Safety Week and all drivers are reminded to drive carefully and remember school buses make frequent stops with children. ...more

October 21, 2009

Sweetbay Supermarket kicked off the new school year with an event aimed at encouraging healthful living. ...more

September 16, 2009

The uproar over President Obama addressing the nation's schoolchildren to promote education is absolutely asinine. ...more

September 8, 2009

Investigators are requesting the public's help locating a pickup driver. ...more

April 30, 2009

Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober was in the state Capitol on Wednesday making a plea for money in a place where it's in short supply. ...more

April 2, 2009

In a gruesome budget year, who's first in line for the few spare dollars available - Florida's schoolchildren or its poorest and frailest residents? ...more

March 27, 2009

Adding another 1,500 square feet to a total of 19,500 square feet doesn't sound like much. ...more

March 20, 2009

How big should government be? The answer is: As big as it has to be - and for small-government types, no bigger than it has to be. ...more

February 27, 2009

Visit the dynamic Tampa Bay History Center and you'll quickly appreciate the importance - and excitement - of the region's past, which featured palmetto scrub cowboys, civil rights marchers, Seminole warriors and immigrant cigarmakers. ...more

February 10, 2009