With its emphasis on academic achievement and cultivating positive attitudes, the Youth Environmental Services program has been trying to lead young men down the right path and away from a life of crime since its inception in 1994. ...more

August 27, 2008

The above-average rainfall of this summer is supposed to help fill Tampa Bay Water's C.W. Bill Young Reservoir in Hillsborough County. Instead, it is posing problems. The reservoir's soil-cement lining, which is designed to control erosion, is cracking. So are the patches. ...more

August 15, 2008

Drain and repair it. That's an option no agency involved is discussing in public. But state Sen. Ronda Storms of Valrico is breaking the silence about the ongoing cracking problems at Tampa Bay Water's C.W. Bill Young Reservoir. ...more

August 14, 2008

Judging from the reader reaction to the death a few days ago of political kingpin Ralph Hughes, I was reminded of that great line once uttered by Alice Roosevelt Longworth: "If you can't say something nice about someone, come over here and sit by me." ...more

July 6, 2008

More than 200 South Shore residents on Thursday had the opportunity to voice their concerns about a new hospital on Big Bend Road to members of the county and state government. ...more

July 2, 2008

For starters, you need to know that Ralph Hughes and those of us in the scribbling racket got along about as well as Alberto Gonzales and the Constitution. ...more

July 1, 2008

It's good to see former state Speaker Johnnie Byrd and other directors of the Alzheimer's center come to their senses. ...more

June 24, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

June 4, 2008

Offshore oil drilling, the budget squeeze and the declining economy were among the topics at an annual breakfast where local lawmakers shared with the community highlights of the recent legislative session. ...more

May 31, 2008

PLANT CITY Offshore oil drilling, the budget squeeze and the declining economy were among the topics at an annual breakfast where local lawmakers shared with the community highlights of the recent legislative session. ...more

May 22, 2008