Abortion coverage Health care reform means covering women, and women need reproductive coverage. ...more

November 20, 2009

This letter is being sent to address concerns of infrastructure and ongoing maintenance regarding the Oak Hill Cemetery located in Lake Placid. Our parents started visiting Lake Placid over 50 years ago, purchase property and have lived there full time for over 25 years. Our father (deceased since 2005) would many times refer to Lake Placid as God's country. However, the town does not seem so special when visiting the cemetery; as we understand, a town responsibility. It is difficult enough to lose a loved one but when visiting the cemetery which is in such disrepair; it only creates additional sadness and anxiety. Mom and dad decided a long time ago that they wanted to remain in Lake Placid, even after burial. One might ask why. ...more

November 17, 2009

Travel sellers have been desperately cutting prices in an effort to fill empty airline seats and hotel beds. From the start of the year through March 10, major airlines advertised 52 sales, up from roughly 35 during the comparable period in 2008, according to Farecompare.com, which tracks airline pricing. ...more

March 29, 2009

The pros and cons of coffee continue to be studied and debated. What might its effect be on stroke? ...more

March 28, 2009

A Hillsborough County lawmaker said today that healthcare programs for the aged, disabled and working poor will not be cut despite a $3.4 billion state budget deficit in the coming fiscal year. ...more

March 26, 2009

Farrah Hernandez called Raymond Veluz her best friend. The two met while working at Westshore Pizza in March 2006 and became inseparable. It is hardly surprising, then, that Hernandez was one of the last people to see Veluz and Derek Pieper alive. ...more

March 14, 2009

"The Leisure Seeker," by Michael Zadoorian (William Morrow. $25) ...more

February 1, 2009

Principal Michael Hoskinson sent out a ParentLink phone message to Coleman Middle School parents saying there would be no cell phone tower erected on the school's campus. ...more

January 9, 2009

Grab a Kleenex. The widely held belief that a good cry is good for you has been harpooned by researchers at the University of South Florida. ...more

December 28, 2008

The widely held belief that a good cry is good for you has been harpooned by researchers at the University of South Florida. ...more

December 27, 2008