CLEARWATER - Three people were arrested Tuesday, accused of taking items — including the towels — of beachgoers, Clearwater police said. ...more

August 6, 2008

Students of all ages may bring cell phones to school, but starting on the first day of school this year, they must be out of sight. ...more

August 1, 2008

The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. ...more

July 24, 2008

When Hillsborough County schools open in August, students will have to keep their cell phones and other electronic devices out of sight or have them confiscated, school board members decided Tuesday. ...more

July 15, 2008

There are so many people on U.S. 27 that should not be behind the wheel of a car. Some people just don't care how they drive, or about others, as long as they have their cell phones and the gas pedal. Also, I'd like to know why so many grass-cutters in and around Sebring do not have tags on their trailers when they go out to cut grass? If I was to go out onto U.S. 27 with no tags on my car I would soon get stopped, so how is it different for them? I have also seen them with no tail lights or turn signals, which is so dangerous when driving behind them; Why is the law different for them than what it is for me? Changing the subject, I would like to comment on the letter from "Billie," you're right, the "rich people" are just too greedy to help anybody else but themselves. With the oil companies, they made so many millions last year, just think what they will be making once gas prices reach $4 a gallon! ...more

May 23, 2008

Oh those troublesome cell phones. In the hands of high school students, they can become a way to cheat or bully others. And pity the poor teacher delivering an important lesson while students surreptitiously text their friends. ...more

May 8, 2008

Just as interesting as new technology are the years following its introduction and finally seeing how we use it. Sometimes it's exciting, and sometimes it's little depressing. The Internet is both. Never in the history of humankind have people had the ability to communicate so quickly and access more information. It's nearly impossible to find bad in that – except we have. It's true that information is only a mouse click away, but the quality of information is the real question. Too many people gravitate to places on the Internet telling them what they want to hear, not what they need to hear. So that makes a lot of us believe we're intelligent on issues when, in fact, we've just bought into someone else's point of view and call it fact. Political websites are the worst. Someone with a flair for writing can spew garbage about any candidate and get a lot of people believing it. Our country is all about free speech, and there's nothing wrong with stating opinions. In fact, it's healthy. The problem occurs when people are mentally lazy and don't check out the facts. ...more

February 19, 2008

Ring! Ring! Do you know where your child's cell phone is? ...more

February 7, 2008

Dumbing Down When I was in high school in the late 1960s, schools graduated students who could read and write at a 12th-grade level. They could also make change for a dollar. ...more

January 27, 2008

TAMPA - Three of four suspects have been jailed in connection with a robbery at the Courtney Campbell Parkway, according to arrest reports. ...more

January 15, 2008