Gov. Charlie Crist has reappointed three members of the Alafia River Basin Board. ...more

July 1, 2009

The region's water wizards are conjuring events to lure people to the Hillsborough River and teach them the watershed's importance. ...more

November 7, 2008

Five public meetings are planned next month by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its operations of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin. ...more

September 22, 2008

Georgia received another setback Tuesday in its water feud with Alabama and Florida as a judge said he must decide whether the Atlanta region has authority to continue using Lake Lanier as its main water source. ...more

August 13, 2008

Residents who live in the Southwest Florida Water Management District's Withlacoochee River Basin will pay the same millage rate as last year. ...more

June 20, 2008

Residents who live in the Southwest Florida Water Management District's Withlacoochee River Basin will pay the same millage rate as last year. ...more

June 19, 2008

Jennifer Closshey, one of two Plant City residents on the Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board, has been elected its secretary. ...more

June 4, 2008

Randy Merrill's article "Evolution Is Not Fact or Science" is another shot across the academic bow to force religious doctrine into physical science classes. The problem with that scenario is they are two different disciplines – one physical and the other metaphysical. It is a lot like teaching numerology in an algebra class. ...more

February 18, 2008

Recently I read Bob Glavey's letter concerning teaching evolution vs. creationism in Florida schools. It seems he would reject the idea of teaching both views. Why? Wouldn't testing the theories side-by-side demonstrate like the Super Bowl who the real champion is? Or is there fear that another giant upset might occur? Wouldn't the contest be a great educational tool and provide opportunities for inquisitive young minds to make educated choices? Though Mr. Glavey knows some 17th century history, his understanding of science and the Bible reveals that he may need to do some more homework. Mr. Glavey's so-called "creation myth" confusion in Genesis 1 and 2 can be easily clarified by a common teaching and writing method. ...more

February 11, 2008

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has announced plans to spend more than $2.3 million from a 2002 phosphate spill penalty on a wetland restoration project at Balm-Boyette Scrub. ...more

February 6, 2008