The County That Stole Christmas Less than a week before Christmas, while riding THE Bus, all the people are whining and throwing a fuss. There's no jobs in Brooksville, no jobs in Spring Hill, no money for a tree or stockings to fill. Bus fare went up, our wages went down, don't have a quarter to get around town. No food for the hungry, no homes for the poor; they don't want to live in Hernando no more. ...more

December 27, 2008

It used to be a problem only dog owners had to worry about: deadly heartworm disease. ...more

August 6, 2008

I hope you're not eating breakfast. It was 20 years ago when I first saw "the jar" on a desk in the humane education room at the SPCA Tampa Bay in Largo. It was filled with formaldehyde - and a large canine heart oozing spaghettilike worms, some of them up to a foot long! ...more

May 21, 2008

Bones protruded under the fur of the emaciated pit bull lying at the bottom of the small wooden crate. ...more

May 9, 2008