It's a short walk from Lisa Couture's Meadow Pointe home to her children's school, Double Branch Elementary. In an ideal world, the half-mile trip would take 15 minutes. But for Couture, who's blind, the situation's not ideal. After counting driveways and groping through the gate of her subdivision, Couture faces a potentially fatal obstacle on her way to the school: Meadow Pointe Boulevard. ...more

January 4, 2010

It's a short walk from Lisa Couture's Meadow Pointe home to her children's school, Double Branch Elementary. ...more

January 3, 2010

On Saturday, the conductor will be shouting to passengers that the Pasco equivalent of the Polar Express is pulling out of the station. ...more

December 17, 2009

More than 203,000 people have bought the ultracheap Nano car in India, yielding sales of 25 billion rupees ($512.6 million), Tata Motors said Monday. The sales are significant in a country where just 1.5 million passenger cars were sold last fiscal year. ...more

May 5, 2009

Inflation at the wholesale level surged unexpectedly in January, reflecting sharply higher prices for gasoline and other energy products. ...more

February 20, 2009

Three large pickup trucks that serve as workhorses for construction crews, farmers and small business owners are not providing good protection in side crashes, according to tests conducted by the insurance industry. ...more

February 11, 2009

The Central Pasco and Gulf Railroad is making tracks to Crews Lake Wilderness Park. ...more

December 13, 2008

Bailouts Misdirected If the U.S. government had truly considered a meaningful stimulus package with benefits for the American consumer, they could have taken the $750 billion dollars and divided it among every taxpaying citizen of the United States, requiring it to be used to reduce debt or purchase American-made products. ...more

December 12, 2008

On Tuesday, Florida has the chance to take a major step forward toward energy independence. That's the day the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission votes on Gov. Charlie Crist's common-sense proposal to make cars run cleaner. ...more

November 30, 2008

With gas prices soaring to record highs and approval ratings for Congress hovering in the low 20s, there is great temptation for members of Congress to do something. Anything that appears constructive will do, thank you. This apparently is what Sen. John Warner, R-Va., had in mind last week when he suggested the country could save energy by lowering the national speed limit to 55 miles per hour. The idea is a throwback to the 1970s, a piece of nostalgia that isn't worth revisiting. ...more

July 22, 2008