One of the state's most progressive initiatives is the Florida Resident Access Grant. The appropriately named program helps Floridians attend the state's 28 nonprofit independent universities and colleges, which are traditionally more expensive than public schools of higher learning. ...more

January 23, 2009

When he sat down with a pen and paper and tried to reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with an eye to the future presidency of Barack Obama, Tampa Poet Laureate James Tokley didn't know what he would say. ...more

January 21, 2009

Motivational speaker Royce M. Decker will help launch the 2009 Business Development Week on Jan. 26. ...more

January 18, 2009

Port Richey Tuskeegee Airman's Widow to Speak Mildred Wilson, the widow of Tuskeegee airman Wilmer H. Wilson, will give the keynote address at the African American Club of West Pasco's observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday Monday. ...more

January 16, 2009

When Eddie Kenny set foot on the Spring Hill campus of Bishop McLaughlin Catholic School, he must have been hit with an instant rush. There was no athletic news release that needed to be e-mailed to the media. See, Kenny, who took over as the Bishop McLaughlin's athletic director this summer, was Saint Leo University's sports information director and assistant athletic director for the previous three years. ...more

December 28, 2008

With June ushering in the summer holiday and a break for many of Pasco County's top athletes, it was time for the coaches to do some nifty moves and shuffling of their own. ...more

December 27, 2008

Whatever happens in Dublin, stays in Dublin. That was Jonathan Bellot's story, and who could blame his hesitance to elaborate on the pub crawl he participated in recently while visiting the Emerald Isle? ...more

December 17, 2008

With his arm and the accolades it has helped gather, and some great work in the classroom to boot, Durant senior Austin Buck could have had his choice of many a Division I baseball programs. ...more

December 10, 2008

Dirk Budd was known as much for his unwavering loyalty as his towering intellect. ...more

December 6, 2008

The gift list for those shopping at the Alternative Christmas Market might include bed linens for neglected children, toys for children of parents in prison and perhaps a water buffalo to help a family in a developing nation out of poverty. ...more

December 1, 2008