Saying not enough is being done to preserve Tampa's crumbling architectural legacy, a councilwoman wants the Iorio administration to get tougher with private property owners who allow historical buildings to deteriorate. ...more

March 9, 2009

Zenon Konopka experienced the hockey version of "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" on Wednesday. ...more

December 12, 2008

Like holding up a mirror, Urban Land Institute experts recently released the final report of their recommendations on where Pasco County has been and where it's going. ...more

September 20, 2008

As students throughout Florida settle into the new school year, the time has come for lawmakers and education policymakers to address the looming gifted education crisis. ...more

September 13, 2008

The back-to-school ritual leaves our youngest children behind. Federal investment in children does not start until age 5 or 6 when - ready or not - they enter kindergarten. Attitudes toward the pivotal early childhood years are shifting, and both presidential candidates should consider effective preschool programs in their domestic policy platforms. ...more

September 4, 2008

In its last months in office, the Bush administration has decided to spend time and energy on upending long-standing restrictions on carrying loaded guns in national parks. ...more

May 11, 2008

The tough Georgia law that sent Genarlow Wilson to prison for having oral sex with a fellow teenager has been watered down. But in Georgia - and in many other states - it's still a crime for teenagers to have sex, even if they're close in age. ...more

November 2, 2007

back-to-back district titles, a Sunshine Athletic Conference championship and an 18-1-1 record a season ago - you might never know that the River Ridge girls soccer team battles many of the same problems its opponents do. ...more

October 30, 2007