Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup. ...more

November 11, 2009

The board of the Hillsborough County teachers union has unanimously picked its new leader now that its long-serving executive director is retiring. Nicholas Whitman, who has led unions throughout the Midwest and Northeast, will take over the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association in August. ...more

June 22, 2009

When you stop and think about all the food stored in your kitchen, it's hard not to get a little panicky. ...more

May 9, 2009

When you stop and think about all the food stored in your kitchen, it's hard not to get a little panicky. ...more

March 28, 2009

Here's the latest evidence that Florida - and Tampa, especially - is a key presidential battleground: the amount of money Barack Obama and John McCain continue to spend on TV ads. ...more

September 19, 2008

More than a few of Shaniqua Hill's competitors have looked at her this season and had their doubts. ...more

May 2, 2008

The men and women sit silently, their chairs forming a circle. Around them, the room is still. A woman leans back, eyes closed. A man sits up straight, taking deep, controlled breaths. ...more

January 28, 2008