When she was hired to coach Florida College's inaugural women's volleyball team in 1999, Donna Parimore didn't know what to expect. ...more

October 28, 2009

It was with the utmost shock and disappointment that my husband and I read in the newspaper that Sen. JD Alexander proposed cutting state employees salaries by 5 percent due to the lack of state funds. State employees in Florida are already the lowest paid government employees. They have also been deprived of cost-of-living increases for over three years. ...more

March 31, 2009

The increasing number of homeless families knocking on the door of Manatee County's Salvation Army Family Lodge worries Maj. Robert Pfeiffer. ...more

March 11, 2009

The increasing number of homeless families knocking on the door of Manatee County's Salvation Army Family Lodge worries Maj. Robert Pfeiffer. ...more

March 11, 2009

Bonnie Salazar's reason for purchasing four each of all 11 Temple Terrace Heritage Collectible Ornaments is simple. ...more

December 10, 2008

Bonnie Salazar's reason for purchasing four each of all 11 Temple Terrace Heritage Collectible Ornaments is simple. ...more

November 26, 2008

More than 900 people provided information about themselves and their votes in a TBO.com survey, providing a look at what's behind the election results across the Tampa Bay area. ...more

November 10, 2008

Bucs defensive end Kevin Carter has spent more time comparing the foreign policies of John McCain and Barack Obama, the country's two major presidential candidates, than discussing his team's defense when speaking with reporters this season. ...more

November 2, 2008

In its bid to go global, Facebook is facing off against itself. Clones of the wunderkind social-networking Web site - some of which resemble Facebook right down to color, font and layout - have popped up in local languages around the world. These competitor sites offer identical core services, letting users post pictures, make groups and choose their friends. ...more

July 29, 2008

Garrett Johnson has never wanted sports to define who he was. And considering he was a salutatorian in high school, a magna cum laude college graduate and Rhodes scholar, you'd have to say he has done a darn good job of avoiding the "dumb jock" label. ...more

June 27, 2008