Teaching teens about protecting themselves from pregnancy is not always easy but the Highlands County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Alliance Teen Panel has hit on what works. Teens don't always want to listen to adult advice so TPPA got young moms in the picture. Then, since it takes two to tango, it got boys involved in the education process. Last week's eight-grade panel on teen pregnancy, which included all eight-grade boys and girls, had a bit of both elements. A young mother spoke of her mistakes and how she wished she could go back. The students learned the wisdom of waiting and treating their bodies with respect. ...more

May 4, 2008

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February 25, 2008

The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics has announced a contest to find the video that best conveys the Mathematics Awareness Month 2008 theme: "Mathematics and Voting." ...more

January 30, 2008

There were a lot of sad little faces at Saturday's Children's Gasparilla Parade when fierce storms forced officials to halt the event a half-hour after it started. It was the right call to make. ...more

January 22, 2008

I am a member of the board for our homeowner association. The budget for the past couple of years has been extremely difficult to properly assess due to the rise in insurance costs and other expenses. ...more

January 19, 2008

Just before the Christmas break, Ridgewood High's boys basketball squad had lost its first game of the season to Clearwater. At the time, Rams coach Gary Anders suggested that for Ridgewood to make a run at the state tournament, the team needed to develop a few things. ...more

January 8, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - The Temple Terrace City Council has approved a plan it hopes will take the community closer to revitalizing a blighted 17.5-acre commercial area southeast of Busch Boulevard and 56th Street. ...more

December 18, 2007

Regarding 'Significant Squeeze On Achievement Gap' (Our Opinion, Oct. 22): It is about time that we've had some good news about closing the 'achievement gap' in Hillsborough County schools. Congratulations to Miles and Temple Terrace elementary schools. ...more

October 23, 2007

Jeff Garcia continues to play at a high level. Garcia has been nothing short of remarkable the first three weeks of the season. He's escaped trouble, made big plays and inspired his team with his gutty determination. He'll need all of those elements as well as a good game plan to be successful today. On the latter front, he needs a scheme that calls for him to constantly move the play away from Julius Peppers. That should give him the time he needs to make good decisions with the ball and turn in big plays. ...more

September 30, 2007

Logan Gate Village soon will have a new landscape company to maintain its common areas and spruce up its entrance. ...more

September 29, 2007