The cooler weather and bevy of Halloween shoppers have caused some local stores to enjoy something of a sales boost. ...more

October 22, 2009

Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. ...more

December 30, 2008

Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. ...more

December 29, 2008

In the waning days of his administration, President George W. Bush is trying to slip through a number of new rules that would undermine environmental and consumer protections. ...more

November 10, 2008

Pakistani intelligence agents and paramilitary forces have helped train Taliban insurgents and have given them information about U.S. troop movements in Afghanistan, said a report published Monday by a U.S. think tank. ...more

June 10, 2008

Nobody at a Lutz Civic Association meeting last week was talking up a proposed constitutional amendment on property taxes that voters will decide on Tuesday's ballot. ...more

January 21, 2008

Being overweight as a child significantly increases the risk of heart disease in adulthood as early as age 25, according to a large new study that provides the most powerful evidence yet that the obesity epidemic is spawning a generation prone to serious adult health problems. ...more

December 6, 2007

It's a pity those eager to bash President Bush are using the emotional appeal of health insurance for poor children as a political club. ...more

October 4, 2007

The property tax problem was never one of total tax revenues being too high, rather it was one of unfairness. Unfair because one group underpays for the services it receives from local governments and another group overpays. ...more

September 30, 2007