It would be tough to tally up the hours Gene Hink has devoted to helping local nonprofit agencies and people in need. But Florida Blood Services has kept a careful count of the blood the Brandon man has donated over the years. To commemorate a lifetime donation total of 75 gallons - that's 600 pints - Hink was inducted into the Fenwal Blood Technologies' Donation Hall of Fame on Oct. 11 at the Kennedy Donation Center in Tampa. ...more

November 7, 2009

It would be tough to tally up the hours Gene Hink has devoted to helping local nonprofit agencies and people in need. But Florida Blood Services has kept a careful count of the blood the Brandon man has donated over the years. ...more

November 4, 2009

Think of him as an entertainer who understands your pain. ...more

February 14, 2009

Think for a minute about the challenges facing Hillsborough public schools: nearly a dozen high schools labeled as "dropout factories" because as many as 40 percent of students are left behind, a transportation quagmire that's hurt children and families, and spending practices that leave taxpayers wondering where the money goes. ...more

October 14, 2008

Think about this: Shortly after Bush took office, he launched an endless war. Then, there were record numbers of fires. Not only in number but in size and devastation. ...more

May 4, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A 24-year-old Pinellas County woman died Saturday when the car in which she was riding collided with a truck and careened into a building, St. Petersburg Police report. ...more

November 17, 2007