Russell E. Weir never expected the handwritten letter he mailed so long ago from his Riverview farm to a grieving Jacqueline Kennedy would appear in a book. ...more

March 12, 2010

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will offer free at-home pickup of vehicles covered by the national safety recall, pay for customers' out-of-pocket transportation costs and provide drivers free rental cars during repairs. ...more

February 25, 2010

What happens when a devastating earthquake levels large portions of the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere? The United States gets handed a big problem when it already has plenty of trouble of its own. ...more

January 20, 2010

The world has had practice in dealing with the aftermath of destruction. From the tsunami in Indonesia to Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf coast, Mother Nature has proven that she can bring the blows of wrath crashing down upon the diminutive accomplishments that mark a society. It is only after the storm has passed that one can truly understand the meaning of ownership, or lack thereof. ...more

January 19, 2010

The following are comments left on an online guestbook for Army Spc. David A. Croft Jr. after his Jan. 5 death in Iraq. To read all of the comments or add your own, go to plantcity.TBO.com ...more

January 13, 2010

'Time to man up' It is an outrage to bill we, the taxpayers, for Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White's bills. Let White pay his own bill. ...more

January 10, 2010

Two men in Hillsborough and one in Hernando have died from swine flu, the first reported deaths attributed to the virus in both counties. ...more

July 23, 2009

Officials at Walt Disney World Resort were investigating what caused the first fatal accident in the 38-year history of the park's Monorail, a one-time symbol of founder Walt Disney's vision for future transportation. Two of the monorail's trains collided early Sunday in the park's Magic Kingdom section, killing one of the train's operators, emergency officials said. ...more

July 6, 2009

The families of two missing boaters met with the sole survivor of a boating accident to find some answers. ...more

March 9, 2009

Gail Wood of Hudson, like letter writer Andrew Nappi, lost a loved one to a traffic crash. The system did not dispense justice to the teenage female driver who struck and killed her father, Wood believes. ...more

March 7, 2009