I thank God that he led me to study horticulture. I was a senior in high school and planning to be a school teacher when I got a flier in the mail about the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. My folks took me to see one school where I could study education (God made it rain that day and the place looked depressing) and then to see the School of Horticulture where the sun was shining and it looked like paradise. ...more

November 25, 2009

We are a nation of numbers. We love surveys and polls. Every week, we check the numbers to see what movies everyone is going to see or how our favorite football teams are ranked compared to the week before. ...more

November 8, 2009

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June 11, 2009

Harold Boswell, the last surviving charter member of the Plant City Civitan Club, died April 17. He was 88. ...more

April 23, 2009

Teacher Neither Overworked Nor Underpaid Re: "Fighting Words" by Jim Gries, Weeki Wachee, in the Dec. 2 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

December 5, 2008

Fighting Words Re: "Highly Paid Teachers Need To Improve, Too," by Don Plezia in the Nov. 27 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

December 2, 2008

PLANT CITY Talk about dedication. Howard Boswell joined the Plant City Civitan Club when it was founded in 1954. He's still there and is the club's only living charter member. ...more

November 14, 2008

ORLANDO — It took six decades, but a wrongly convicted World War II veteran's family is finally getting his back pay with interest. ...more

October 23, 2008

Doesn't it make you feel good when someone expresses appreciation to you by saying "Thank you?" ...more

October 12, 2008

Doesn't it make you feel good when someone expresses appreciation to you by saying "Thank you?" ...more

October 12, 2008