The American Cancer Society has selected Taylor Dumke, Thomas E. Weightman Middle School student and cancer survivor, to serve as honorary chair for this year's Relay For Life of Wesley Chapel, which started Friday and continues today. ...more

April 25, 2009

During 50 years of living in Highlands County, I have been very involved with many public issues. Not only have I served in numerous volunteer capacities, I have also served two terms in a county-wide elected position. I continue to participate in many local public service projects designed to improve the quality of life in our community. ...more

August 22, 2008

School-based management has gotten much more currency and scholarship of late. ...more

August 19, 2008

A new study says global warming and population growth threaten the Southeast's already precarious water supplies by fueling more extreme weather and degrading water quality. ...more

July 12, 2008

He has been called by some the most stubborn man in America, by others the most unreasonable. ...more

February 25, 2008

Oct. 20 marks the beginning of a new era in Pasco County because a needed civil rights organization, the Pasco County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is having its official coming-out party. ...more

October 14, 2007

Thousands of Stanford University students, faculty and alumni are protesting the conservative Hoover Institution's decision to appoint former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as a visiting fellow. ...more

September 22, 2007

Regarding 'Who Rapes' (front page, Sept. 13): Valerie Kalfrin's excellent article detailing the many types of acquaintance rape offers a disturbing picture of that crime. It is important for potential victims to realize that most men who might rape them are people they know - but not necessarily, or even in most instances, people they are dating. ...more

September 20, 2007