TAMPA - Lavon Rowells was so focused on playing video games, police say, that he lost track of time and let his two toddlers wander in a motel for several hours Sunday night. ...more

May 5, 2008

Regarding "City May Raise Garbage Rates" (front page, Feb. 14): Instead of raising fees for garbage collection, I would propose that the city of Tampa could save millions by simply cutting back collection to one day a week. I've lived in a small town, a small city and the seventh-largest city in the country and have never had garbage collected twice a week in any of these locations. Why do we need to collect trash twice a week in Tampa? ...more

February 20, 2008

People should always be wary when government, on any level, tackles a seemingly big problem. Often in such cases, Murphy – his famous law warns that if anything can go wrong it will – tends to be an optimist. Even worse, the resulting storm and stress can provide cover for either mischief or plain wrong-headedness. ...more

February 16, 2008

From time to time I have indulged in sharing personal experiences that might be of interest to pet loving readers and this is one of those times. ...more

February 10, 2008

SEBRING — Three law enforcement agencies teamed up to lockdown Hill Gustat Middle School in a routine sweep Friday morning to search for drugs and weapons. ...more

February 8, 2008

Tampa is spending $350,000 to fix a nagging flooding problem on Riverhills Drive at 46th Street. ...more

February 2, 2008

Although many details have to be worked out, Pasco County commissioners are right to finally get serious about recycling trash. Residents should buy into it as well. ...more

January 23, 2008

TAMPA - Police officers who served a warrant on a woman who failed to return a rented car say they also charged her with child neglect after they found two children wandering about at her trash-filled, bug-infested home. ...more

January 18, 2008

Esta Jo Schifter of Hudson doesn't think Pasco County's blue bag recycling program is effective. ...more

January 16, 2008

GASPARILLA CHILDREN'S PARADE WHEN: Noon to 7:30 p.m. Saturday ...more

January 13, 2008