Nadya Suleman apparently has bigger worries than taking care of her 14 children. Talk show host Phil McGraw says she may have to prove she can handle the load, or else have hospital officials withhold her newborn octuplets. ...more

February 26, 2009

The tired, the poor and the huddled masses yearning to breathe free often find the path of liberty leads to Pasco County. ...more

February 26, 2009

Nadya Suleman apparently has bigger worries than taking care of her 14 children. Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw says she may have to prove she can handle the load, or else have hospital officials withhold her newborn octuplets. ...more

February 25, 2009

The tired, the poor and the huddled masses yearning to breathe free often find the path of liberty leads to Pasco County. ...more

February 25, 2009

An area church is offering a helping hand in tough economic times. Springhead Baptist Church in Plant City is offering discount groceries through Angel Food Ministries, a nonprofit, nondenominational organization providing "grocery relief" to communities in 35 states. People have been coming from as far away as Zephyrhills. ...more

February 22, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) - As the economy tanks, the number of families relying on food stamps for their next meal is rising nationally. Florida has seen the biggest jump, with a 29 percent increase. ...more

February 20, 2009

As the economy tanks, the number of families relying on food stamps for their next meal is rising nationally. Florida has seen the biggest jump, with a 29 percent increase. ...more

February 19, 2009

The stimulus package is a terrible piece of necessary legislation. Its flaws are gaudily obvious. The bill was written in monopartisan secrecy, weighed down by irrelevant spending, considered in a rushed, uninformed debate and passed on a party-line vote. The law contains provisions that seem to weaken welfare reform and invite trade disputes. ...more

February 19, 2009

A local church is offering a helping hand in tough economic times. Springhead Baptist Church, 3106 S. Wiggins Road, is offering discount groceries through Angel Food Ministries, a nonprofit, nondenominational organization providing "grocery relief" to communities in 35 states. ...more

February 18, 2009

The massive economic stimulus package approved by Congress dramatically ramps up spending for a broad array of social programs for needy Americans in a way not seen since the launch of the Great Society programs. ...more

February 15, 2009