As fishery managers ponder closed offshore fishing seasons, the ever-increasing price of fuel has imposed its own restrictions. Many deep-water aficionados have been scrambling to sell their fuel-guzzling offshore vessels so they can switch to much more affordable inshore rigs. ...more

November 23, 2007

Teachers stepped aside for the day at the Great American Teach-In. Hundreds of people from all walks of life - soldiers, law enforcement officers, politicians and college students - shared stories about their work or other interests at the Nov. 14 event. The teach-in has been an annual tradition in area schools for a number of years. ...more

November 21, 2007

Inside call centers and in high school social studies classes, at vegetable markets and in book bazaars, Pakistanis from different walks of life here say that ever since President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule two weeks ago, he's been the most unpopular figure in the country. Running a close second, many say, is his ally, President Bush. ...more

November 16, 2007

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and Hillsborough residents, in particular, have good cause to reflect on the issue. ...more

October 27, 2007

Clad in black leather vests, jeans, boots and bandannas, the bikers stood at attention as pallbearers carried the casket of Army Staff Sgt. Sean P. Fisher inside St. Kieran Catholic Church. ...more

October 6, 2007

TAMPA - They came from all walks of life: an electrician from Princeton, W.Va., students at the University of Tampa and University of South Florida. Another worked in the Home Shopping Network showroom in Clearwater, and there was a stay-at-home dad from Newberry. All found themselves in the stands at Raymond James Stadium on Friday night to watch the University of South Florida Bulls football team soundly defeat the fifth-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers. ...more

October 3, 2007