Don't Be So Bitter Regarding "Dishing On Hillary" (Commentary, June 15): I understand what Pat Frank, Doris Weatherford and Sandy Freedman are saying. I mostly understand because I remember how I felt in 1956 when in high school trying out for cheerleading; everyone knew the selection committee would only pick one black girl, and she better not look too black. I was the one. ...more

June 20, 2008

County leaders took another step this week toward building a multipurpose sports complex in Pasco. ...more

June 14, 2008

Quarterback Aaron Murray will have some Plant High company when he plays in the Army All-American Bowl Game on Jan. 3. ...more

June 3, 2008

SEBRING – The search for an executive director for Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative will contine Monday, June 2 when the selection committee meets in Sebring. Six candidates for the position are scheduled to be interviewed, according to Roger Hood, who is a member of the committee. The FHREDI board of directors' regular meeting will be held Monday, June 16 at the Agri-Civic Center in Sebring. A recommendation will likely be made from the committee to the board at that time. Following the retirement of Lynn Topel earlier this year, the board advertised the position. The committee chose three candidates to be interviewed and offered the position to the top two, but both declined. Salary might have been an issue with those two individuals, according to Hood, who is also a member of the board. ...more

May 31, 2008

The labor and delivery of this cherished creation is unlike any other these women may have experienced. ...more

May 28, 2008

The dean of the University of Florida's College of Medicine has been relieved of his duties as dean. ...more

May 24, 2008

An event five years in the making will come down to a weekend of men and women holed up in rooms fighting to determine the road to Tampa. ...more

February 25, 2008

The city's Port Authority board wants it; so do the mayor and several city council members. And a group of residents has been calling for it for months. ...more

February 23, 2008

The search is on for an artwork to adorn the Palm Harbor Library building. The Pinellas County Cultural Affairs Department and its Public Art and Design Committee are calling for local artists to submit proposals. The panel is looking for an outdoor artwork to be affixed to the library building once remodeling is completed, said Mark Flickinger, public art and design program manager. ...more

February 9, 2008

One of the first things Middle Tennessee coach Rick Insell did Monday was check out his team's RPI ranking. It will become a weekly routine for Insell as the NCAA Tournament draws closer. ...more

February 4, 2008