Dale Earnhardt Jr. started on the front row, gained the lead on the second lap from eventual winner Kyle Busch, and led 27 of the first 28 laps. ...more

August 11, 2008

Hillsborough Community College warned its roughly 2,000 employees on Wednesday to monitor their bank accounts because an HCC programmer's laptop was stolen from a hotel parking lot in Georgia. ...more

July 24, 2008

Before firing up the grill this summer, take a close look at the nozzle on the propane tank. ...more

June 27, 2008

DRUG USERS MAKE METH USING CONTAINERS ...more

June 26, 2008

I hear the Democrats (and some Republicans) saying that it's no use drilling for oil now, wherever possible, because it would take years to relieve us of our dependence on foreign oil! ...more

June 25, 2008

Oren Koules has style, give him that. If you could pick someone to just hang out with and share laughs, he might be the guy. ...more

June 24, 2008

A bill to protect seagrasses by levying fines on boaters who carelessly run over the flats, House Bill 7059 is drawing fire from some environmental groups because Rep. Will Kendrick tacked on a provision that says developers may cut channels through some grass beds if they agree to "mitigate" the damage by restoring an equivalent amount of seagrass elsewhere. ...more

June 8, 2008

It was much less than they wanted, but better than nothing at all. ...more

May 8, 2008

Through no fault of his own, Al Reyes lost his job during the winter. ...more

February 23, 2008

I read an article by Marsha Mercer in the Feb. 10 paper about the Clintons that raised the proverbial red flag of caution for me. First, Mercer makes mention of the fact that the Clintons are stonewalling any and all attempts to release any papers from the Clinton Presidential Library, notably the notes, memos and appointment calendar of Hillary while she was first lady. What are the Clintons afraid of that they do not want people to know about her? Secondly, Mercer mentions Hillary's strong desire for universal health care. The thing that got my attention about this subject was, quote, "Hillary's health care plan forces everyone to buy insurance even if they could not afford it." Hillary has said that her administration might garnishee the wages of those who could afford to buy health care insurance but refused to. ...more

February 15, 2008