In 2001, the United Nations General Assembly declared this decade the "Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for Children of the World." It set out eight goals to achieve by 2010, with the umbrella goal on the list promoting "respect of all human rights." Respect for human rights should be a given. The fact that the UN had to broadcast it on a list of goals heightens the disarray we've subjected ourselves over the last 10 years. ...more

December 19, 2009

Erin Rivera is trying to stay upbeat about the holidays, even after a burglar took all the family's presents barely a week before Christmas. ...more

December 18, 2009

They say there are two sides to every story. In the case of an Avon Park home allegedly looted and located on 914 W. Pleasant St., there's Sandra Snelling's, Donald Hensley Jr.'s and the Avon Park police's. ...more

December 1, 2009

A state agency will hire an independent auditor to determine how former Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson spent federal funds meant for voter education and equipment. ...more

March 12, 2009

Caretakers adapt with patient's communication skills loss. ...more

March 9, 2009

The number of laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits has jumped to an all-time high near 5 million while new jobless claims remain well above 600,000. Both figures were worse than expected and new projections from the Federal Reserve show unemployment rising for the rest of this year. ...more

February 20, 2009

If the project had gone according to the game plan, Hernando High School would have its new locker room and field house by now. ...more

February 6, 2009

A federal grand jury indicted an Indiana investment adviser Tuesday on charges of deliberately crashing his small airplane in the Florida Panhandle to try to fake his own death as part of a plan to escape financial ruin. ...more

January 20, 2009

Two alleged orchestrators of the 2001 attacks on America declared their guilt on Monday in the Guantanamo war crimes court. ...more

January 19, 2009

Newly elected Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Phyllis Busansky has discovered about 400 uncounted ballots from the Nov. 4 election. The discovery was made Thursday at the supervisor's Falkenburg Road offices. ...more

January 16, 2009