Jim Gries had written of the life and times of our poor unappreciated teachers. He described their day thusly: A teacher will have breakfast and prepare for the upcoming day around 6:30 a.m. Arrive at work 7:40 to begin preparing for class. After working through lunch, the day concludes around 3:45 p.m. Before going home they are expected to meet with parents, make copies and enter grades and a few other chores. A dedicated teacher will work from home grading papers and making lesson plans late into the night. ...more

December 5, 2008

Officials at Community Chapel Church of God hope to feed 100 people today. ...more

November 27, 2008

Police are searching for a gunman in a Seattle-area shopping mall after shots seriously hurt two young men there. ...more

November 22, 2008

Nine exceptional student education students from Avon Park Middle School walked or wheeled Friday to The Depot Restaurant for their first "community experience" of the school year. ...more

November 18, 2008

Two Palm Harbor women have started a business to get organic and all natural food to children so they can have a good, healthful lunch at school. ...more

November 13, 2008

This fall, funeral director Michael DaGrosa celebrated 50 years in the industry. ...more

November 12, 2008

11 a.m.: There are no lines of voters going into the Fair Oaks Recreation Center on 34th Street just south of Hillsborough Avenue. There are no lines either at the Pictureman Catering lunch bus parked across the street. ...more

November 4, 2008

Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Rex Barbas remains in stable condition after being rear-ended while riding his motorcycle home from lunch with friends Saturday. ...more

November 3, 2008

Walt Disney World is scheduled to open a dinosaur-themed restaurant today at its Downtown Disney resort area in Lake Buena Vista. T-Rex is the first project in Disney's pursuit of more family-oriented dining and shopping in an area that until recently had a strong focus on its Pleasure Island nightclubs. ...more

October 14, 2008

Dear Abby: My father left my mother for a woman he met at work. I was only 7. My brother was 9 at the time; he committed suicide at the age of 20. ...more

October 12, 2008