With only 10 days left until Christmas, some Tampa Bay area charities are scrambling to meet the needs of more people asking for help in a struggling economy. And donations aren't keeping pace. ...more

December 16, 2009

Highlands County is looking for a new housing director - again. Nancy Hurley left the position on Friday, becoming the second person to resign as housing director in the past nine months. ...more

February 18, 2009

A blood shortage in local hospitals is prompting a call for certain donors. ...more

February 6, 2009

A local hospital blood shortage is prompting a call for certain Tampa Bay area donors. Florida Blood Services is in critical need of O negative, O positive and A negative blood. Donors with these types are urged to give blood at a Florida Blood Services donor center or Bloodmobile as soon as possible. Locations are available by calling 1-800-68-BLOOD (1-800-682-5663) or going to www.fbsblood.org. ...more

February 5, 2009

It's doubtless a no-brainer to say that probably every reader has a nightmare story to tell when it comes to medical insurance. ...more

January 21, 2009

Funding for a pro-abstinence, anti-abortion program would disappear under a plan advancing in the Senate. ...more

January 7, 2009

Funding for a pro-abstinence, anti-abortion program would disappear under a plan advancing in the Senate. Nan Rich, vice-chairwoman of the Senate Health Appropriations panel, is pushing to eliminate all $600,000 remaining in this year's budget for an abstinence-only education and crisis pregnancy program that counsels women about abortion alternatives. ...more

January 6, 2009

It'll be a while before police in the small Pasco municipality of Port Richey know if the new red-light camera system on U.S. 19 will habitually deter lead-footed motorists who drive irresponsibly and risk innocent lives. ...more

July 16, 2008

Nation Needs Those Skills Regarding "College Degrees a Waste Of Time, Money" (Commentary, May 11): ...more

May 17, 2008

As city departments look for ways to trim money from their budgets, one department is hoping to expand: fire and rescue. ...more

February 24, 2008