It has been a decade since Florida started the controversial practice of grading schools and Tuesday's release of school grades from the Florida Department of Education added a celebratory note to the milestone. The results indicate that school accountability is doing just what it was intended to do: revealing what progress is - and is not occurring - in our schools. ...more

July 9, 2008

Justina Altieri's story is rooted in tragedy. But it by no means defines her. ...more

July 2, 2008

Young woman rises above horrific night when she was a child. ...more

July 1, 2008

Of all the things Annika Sorenstam has done in golf, this is not one of them. ...more

June 28, 2008

The Rays have had offensive outbursts here and there over the course of this season, but have yet to really break loose and go on a team-wide tear. ...more

June 26, 2008

Dignitaries, guests, board members and employees gathered with more than 200 Walbridge construction workers recently to celebrate the topping out of the Tampa Bay History Center's new home - the last construction milestone before the December grand opening. ...more

June 25, 2008

The Boeing Co. says it has completed the process of powering up its 787 jetliner, marking a major milestone for the much-delayed program. ...more

June 21, 2008

TAMPA - The Tampa Bay History Center hit a major construction milestone Tuesday, and museum officials promise top-notch exhibits when the center opens by year's end. ...more

June 10, 2008

The average price of regular gas crept up to $4 a gallon nationally for the first time over the weekend, passing the once-unthinkable milestone just in time for the peak summer travel season. ...more

June 9, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The event may have been held on school grounds, but the types of definitions being critiqued during the competition hadn't the slightest to do with a contestants' intellectual prowess. ...more

June 4, 2008