A recent column by Leonard Pitts was scurrilous to say the least. Objecting to a slew of blogs on the Internet he asks, "What about Muslim-Americans who fight for us?" "At this writing" he says of the Fort Hood massacre, "we know next to nothing." ...more

November 20, 2009

A man is getting Eagle Scout honors nearly 65 years after World War II put off the ceremony. ...more

May 23, 2009

Ground will be broken at noon Saturday, May 23, for Toby's Clown Museum and Library in Lake Placid. ...more

May 10, 2009

Another Bartlett brother recently became an Eagle Scout. Will Bartlett, of Troop 22 in South Tampa, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor ceremony at Hyde Park United Methodist Church. His brother John, a sophomore at the University of Florida, achieved the rank of Eagle in February 2005. Their younger brother, Bryan, a fifth-grade Webelo with Pack 22, just moved up to Boy Scouts. Bryan's goal is to become an Eagle Scout like his brothers. ...more

April 8, 2009

Four Boy Scouts with Troop 808, two 12-year-olds and two 13-year-olds, were awarded a national honor, the Medal of Merit, for their role last July in rescuing a woman from the cold waters of the Nantahala River in North Carolina. ...more

March 2, 2009

NORTHDALE Boy Scouts from Troop 339 are taking advantage of Valentine's Day to host a fundraiser. ...more

February 12, 2009

To say 2008 was a bad year is more than a blatant understatement, it's a downright lie. ...more

December 31, 2008

After five years of hard work and dedication, Jeremy Baker finally achieved his goal of becoming an Eagle Scout. ...more

December 3, 2008

Art programs, after-school tutoring and early learning programs are among the causes that will get a boost from the Community Foundation of Hernando County's latest round of grant awards. ...more

November 16, 2008

Andrea Reynolds, a mother of four young children in southern Louisiana, can't remember the last time she bought a dress. She also can't remember her last vacation - unless, she quips, you count those three weeks in a hotel fleeing Hurricane Rita in 2005. ...more

October 26, 2008