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Grower shares the wealth

Ag-Mart Produce, a local tomato grower and shipper, has been planting another kind of seed: ones to benefit humanity. ...more

November 4, 2009

DHL Trims U.S. Service; 9,500 Will Lose Jobs

Delivery company DHL, hit by heavy losses and fierce competition, is significantly reducing its air and ground operations in the United States and cutting 9,500 American jobs, leaving rivals like FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service to fight over the customers it will stop serving. ...more

November 11, 2008

FDA Reports First Big Break In Salmonella Hunt

Government inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: A single Mexico-grown jalapeno pepper handled by a small Texas produce shipper. ...more

July 21, 2008

Porn Producer's Lawyers Say He Didn't Mail DVDs To Tampa

TAMPA Defense attorneys for a California pornography producer, charged with distributing obscene materials through the mail, tried to prove to a jury today that their client didn't mail the DVDs to Tampa – an independent distribution company did. ...more

May 30, 2008

Horse Cents - May 3

Tribune handicapper Michael David picks today's races at Tampa Bay Downs: ...more

May 3, 2008

Beware Of Scams

I want you to be aware of a scam that almost happened to me. We don't think it happens in our small town, but it does! I was selling a goat on strato.net and got a "supposed" buyer. I was told the amount that would be sent would be in excess of my price. I was to keep my amount and wire the remainder to the "shipper," then the goat would be picked up. I was told to send the money to the United Kingdom, and was given the person's name and address to send it to. I received a cashiers check that looked legitimate from Frost National Bank in San Antonio, Texas, but when someone from Michigan wants a goat from Highlands County, and sends me a check for $4,000, it seems like something is wrong with that picture. ...more

February 21, 2008