From a distance, it's a 90-acre potential industrial site in a nearly barren northeast corner of Pasco County. Up close, says Ronnie Deese of Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, "It's like stepping into a Third World country." ...more

November 20, 2009

They went on night patrols wearing helmets and full field equipment. They learned how to throw a grenade and dig a trench. They were involved in a deadly nighttime firefight and got as close to action in the Vietnam War as they will ever get. And they did it all from the safety of a local classroom. ...more

November 11, 2009

They went on night patrols wearing helmets and full field equipment. They learned how to throw a grenade and dig a trench. They were involved in a deadly nighttime firefight and got as close to action in the Vietnam War as they will ever get. And they did it all from the safety of a local classroom. ...more

November 10, 2009

One of the lessons of Vietnam," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., "is if you are going to send American forces into harm's way, you don't do it in a limited way. You don't do it tying hands behind your back ahead of time. You don't ask people to give their lives for something less than the prospect of success." ...more

November 8, 2009

I've got this friend. He's a veteran of the Vietnam War and you don't have to be around him that much to realize he leans a little to the gung-ho side. ...more

November 1, 2009

Beneath tardy loans, overdue rent and unpaid work, Charles Allen checked the "other" box on his small claims lawsuit. ...more

July 16, 2009

Where have all the flower power pictures gone? The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts wants to know and has put out a call for unique photos or memorabilia of the 1960s era of flower children, free love and Vietnam War protesting hippies. ...more

June 5, 2009

John McCain will be the host of AMC cable network's Memorial Day weekend marathon of movies celebrating war heroes. ...more

April 30, 2009

The commander of Hernando Beach VFW Post 9236 was killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash. ...more

March 13, 2009

The Schooni's Family Restaurant team scored big early and often and held off a fierce really by Michelle Yates Insurance on Wednesday to hold onto a 24-11 victory in Lake Placid Senior Softball League play at the lake June ball fields, capping off a somber week for the league. ...more

March 6, 2009