The Highlands County recycling bins that had been on Museum Avenue, between the library and the police station, have been moved to the Durrah Martin Sports Complex. ...more

February 5, 2009

Two very responsible adults and an I-don't-care chair inhabit my house. The adults bring home the bacon, clean, cook and pay bills, while the chair controls the peace, calm and energy of its fellow occupants. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Highlands County recycling bins that had been on Museum Avenue near The Depot Museum have been moved to the Durrah Martin Sports Complex. ...more

January 8, 2009

Apryl Willis carefully weeded through bills and junk mail the week before Thanksgiving, eager to find a postcard from Bill Trice. ...more

December 10, 2008

By the skin of its teeth, the Hillsborough School District escaped a major transportation meltdown Monday, the first day of school. ...more

August 20, 2008

Without ever lifting a shovel, an archaeologist could dig through Dave Chameides' house and get a pretty good picture of how he has lived for the past eight months. ...more

August 17, 2008

It is the largest case of identity theft in the country. More than 41 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen by an international ring that hacked into the computer networks of nine national retail chains, including Barnes & Noble, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax and TJX Cos. ...more

August 8, 2008

When it comes to putting front porches on new homes to foster community, or branding Brandon as family-friendly, Candace Knapp isn't sure. ...more

August 6, 2008

With energy prices soaring, Americans are reacting by changing their basic routines and opting for smaller, more fuel-efficient automobiles. I'm not surprised; I saw the same response following the nation's first "energy crisis" in the 1970s. ...more

July 6, 2008

Regarding "Don't Trash Junk Mail; City To Recycle It" (Metro, June 19): I would like to commend the city of Tampa for adding so many more items to the recycling list. This makes recycling so much easier. I am a teacher as well as a homemaker. I have always emphasized both at home and in my classroom, the importance of the "Four R's": reuse, recycle and reduce all in the context of respect for our precious Earth. But recycling has not always been made easy. Now that the city has added many more items to their collection list starting today, it is very easy for the citizens to recycle almost everything that makes up so much of our garbage. ...more

July 1, 2008