There I was, sitting at my workstation, minding my own business, when it hit me like a runaway train: a barrage of e-mails, phone calls, press releases, news stories, Facebook posts, blog entries, text messages and Twitter tweets, all revolving around the rally for mass transit improvements in Hillsborough County and beyond. ...more

December 18, 2009

a barrage of e-mails, phone calls, press releases, news stories, Facebook posts, blog entries, text messages and Twitter tweets, all revolving around the rally for mass transit improvements in Hillsborough County and beyond. ...more

December 16, 2009

More than one in five borrowers of federal student loans who attend for-profit colleges default within three years of repayment, new figures made available by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday show. ...more

December 13, 2009

For many pet owners, the loss of a beloved animal can match the sorrow felt with the passing of a human family member or friend. ...more

October 23, 2009

Less than a month before Afghanistan's presidential election, Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests attacked a provincial capital Saturday, triggering gunbattles that killed seven militants. ...more

July 26, 2009

Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the other side of a stimulus project. ...more

June 18, 2009

At Simmons Career Center, 79 teenagers who at one time were considered at risk of dropping out of high school will receive diplomas in a ceremony today. ...more

May 27, 2009

Is the love affair outsiders have with Florida losing its zest? A drop in driver's license applications from out-of-state residents certainly suggests they've cooled to the Sunshine State's charms. The number of applications from outsiders has tumbled 30 percent during the past five years, dropping from more than 585,000 in 2003 to about 410,000 in 2008, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. ...more

February 20, 2009

Is the love affair outsiders have with Florida losing its zest? ...more

February 19, 2009

Medicaid An additional $4.3 billion in funding over two years for the insurance program that, in Florida, serves about 2.2 million low-income families and individuals - half of them children - as well as people with disabilities. The $4.3 billion would reflect a boost from 55.4 percent to 67.8 percent in the rate at which the federal government matches what Florida spends on Medicaid. ...more

February 13, 2009