BOOKMARKS The following programs are offered at Brandon area libraries: BLOOMINGDALE: Bloomingdale Regional Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Ave., offers the following free programs. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (813) 273-3652, Ext. 2, or go to www.hcplc.org. ...more

December 9, 2009

Thank you to Susan Westley for her timely article ("Child's play," Views, Nov. 15). As a retired Hillsborough County teacher, I agree with her. Our primary-age children are being denied their rights as children. ...more

November 17, 2009

There's nothing like getting humbled by a bunch of 8-year olds. Wharton High senior swimmer Jordan Rees would know. He's been there, done that. Rees didn't really make a splash his first couple of years in the pool. ...more

November 11, 2009

Re: Doug Patton's column, "Health care bill about control not health care," in the Oct. 22 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

October 29, 2009

BOOKMARKS The following programs are offered at Brandon area libraries: RIVERVIEW: Riverview Branch Library, 10509 Riverview Drive, offers the following programs. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Call (813) 273-3652. ...more

October 21, 2009

If you've ever wanted to work from home... ...more

September 10, 2009

Software installation dragged at a snail's pace for Duane Geary. His classmates fairly zipped through their Windows XP instructions. ...more

August 3, 2009

If you're looking for a job, scam artists are looking for you. With unemployment up, con artists are getting crafty and coming up with new ways of taking advantage of desperate job seekers. ...more

March 21, 2009

A North Carolina family's dog didn't eat the children's homework, he ate mom's money. Kelley Davis said she had an extra $400 in cash to deposit after working extra hours as a physical therapist. She told the News & Observer of Raleigh that on Friday she planned to deposit the money, but it wasn't in her pocket. ...more

March 18, 2009

While others might end their school day by going home to do homework or hanging out with friends, a few dedicated students from Wiregrass Ranch High School and John Long Middle School said they have much more fun hanging out with the band students at Veterans Elementary School in Wesley Chapel. ...more

March 18, 2009