The forecast for fishing, needless to say, is a "cold one." The barometer is on the rise and the water temperatures are headed in the opposite direction and will remain near record lows for the next four to five days. Tournament anglers and diehard fishermen will be tested even further by the 10-plus mph north wind. I won't be joining in the fun, but I do promise to read a fishing magazine in a show of support for my fellow faithful anglers. ...more

January 3, 2010

You've seen the commercials on TV, the ones with Sarah McLachlan singing while desperate images of cats and dogs flash across the screen. Perhaps you've said to yourself, "I can't go to those places." ...more

December 30, 2009

Universities and colleges are waiting for tuition payments for thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who attended school last fall under the new GI Bill, according to an Associated Press story that was published Tuesday. ...more

December 26, 2009

Universities and colleges are still waiting for tuition payments for thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who attended school last fall under the new GI Bill, leaving the veterans panicked that they'll be unable to return to class in January. ...more

December 23, 2009

Former Nature Coast star Shareka Maner must sit out this season at the University of Maine due to a torn labrum. ...more

December 11, 2009

"You can't handle the truth" are famous words in the movie "A Few Good Men." ...more

November 21, 2009

Students in Pinellas County public schools today started receiving the H1N1 vaccine. The school district, along with the Pinellas County Health Department, launched the mass vaccination effort at 16 schools. And the plan is to rotate the mini-clinics to different schools each day. "Wonderful, I think it's a great thing that they're offering it," said Paula Nixon, whose daughter, Grace, attends Madeira Beach Middle School. "There are about 1,300 children at this school, K through 8, and that's a lot of children they're exposed to on a daily basis." ...more

November 9, 2009

H1N1 vaccines for swine flu are slow to arrive in Pinellas County and elsewhere. ...more

October 28, 2009

When two Hillsborough County commissioners proposed putting a homeless shelter at the former Floriland Mall, they didn't think to ask Kellie Nieves and her neighbors what they thought about the idea. ...more

October 24, 2009

Just odds and ends this week, folks. There's a hodgepodge of opportunities to help the community and your business. ...more

October 21, 2009