There is no shortage of rainfall. Any given year, we could sustain the level of the aquifers with the volume that falls on our area. The problem is we discharge 60 percent of that water (our storm water) to the ocean and deep-water wells, where we can no longer use it. ...more

December 28, 2009

As a registered nurse with Pasco County Schools, Melanie Hagerty knows firsthand that the stories we all hear about today's kids being out of shape are true. ...more

December 10, 2008

Think the best way to avoid a workout is a little cough, sore throat or slight fever? ...more

January 25, 2008

LAKE PLACID –– It took a mishap to get Kathy Rouse started, but since age 24, it's been a life-long journey. It began when her doctor suggested an exercise program after she injured her back and put on weight. That's when Rouse lost 30 pounds and never gained it back. "I've always enjoyed exercising," she said."It's the highlight of my day." Rouse moved to Lake Placid 18 years ago and started teaching exercise. She'd moved from Elmira, N.Y., where she had her own aerobics studio for eight years. Now at age 58, Rouse continues her teaching with low-impact walking aerobics classes at 8 a.m. and Pilates at 9 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she teaches step aerobics at 4:30 p.m. and Pilates at 5:30 p.m. ...more

November 12, 2007

Jim Rapp has one hand on the wheel and the other holding a pair of binoculars as he drives his truck slowly down a gravel drive on the banks of a Chesapeake Bay marsh. ...more

September 23, 2007

Environmentalists opposed to construction of a large mall along Cypress Creek in Wesley Chapel have every right to say 'we told you so.' Not a single building has gone up yet, yet the developer and work crews already have violated conditions of permits that authorize the project. ...more

September 12, 2007