The Plant City Civitan Club is heading into its 55th year with a legacy of community service. ...more

February 11, 2009

Problems erupted with the state's new Medicaid payment system the day it went online seven months ago, and they haven't gone away. ...more

January 16, 2009

Problems erupted with the state's new Medicaid payment system the day it went online seven months ago. And they're still happening. ...more

January 15, 2009

An advocacy group has sued the state over funding cuts to programs for people with mental retardation, cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities. ...more

January 14, 2009

Florida citizens who suffer from developmental disabilities are enduring heartbreaking cuts in services that will force many into group homes and institutional care settings. It is a heartless situation that state lawmakers cannot allow to stand. ...more

October 8, 2008

Local Rotarians are organizing a classical music concert to raise money for polio-endemic countries. ...more

October 4, 2008

Mark Barry, executive director of the Arc Nature Coast, is competing in his third Florida Challenge Triathlon. ...more

September 27, 2008

A host of angels may be settling in the city. Ross O'Bannion, executive director of Angels Unaware, recently asked the Temple Terrace City Council to consider donating city-owned property to build a "warm and welcoming" residence for a group of exceptional residents. ...more

September 17, 2008

One of my favorite songs has always been Merle Haggard's "The Fighting Side of Me," in which the country legend sings about the hippie protestors whose politics got on his "fighting side." Recently, my "fighting side" was riled up when I heard of the controversy over the new Ben Stiller comedy, "Tropic Thunder," in which the word "retard" is repeatedly used so as to further ridicule the developmentally disabled. For many, this was the last straw in a history of hurtful insults. ...more

August 22, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill today that will require insurers to cover costly therapies for thousands of autistic children in Florida. ...more

May 20, 2008