Things To Do is a list of some interesting upcoming events. Thursday Sept. 11 Memorial Ceremony ...more

September 10, 2008

When the Disabled American Veterans' new van hit the streets of south Hillsborough this month, it was the culmination of a project that was nearly a decade in the making. ...more

August 6, 2008

Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver's licenses despite also having health issues that qualify for full disability payments, according to a federal report to be released Thursday. ...more

July 22, 2008

The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 requires states to allow eligible persons to register to vote at various government locations, including motor vehicle and public assistance offices. According to one group, however, the state should sign up anyone who enters a public building, not just make the opportunity available. ...more

July 19, 2008

Wounded Warrior Program Assists Soldiers The U.S. Army established the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program in 2005 to provide severely wounded soldiers and their families advocacy and follow-up with personal support so they can return to duty or to civilian life. ...more

July 11, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Pasco County will gain a center with counseling and outreach services to help combat veterans, particularly from Iraq and Afghanistan, readjust to civilian life. ...more

July 9, 2008

A half century ago, this two-story red brick building housed men returning from World War II. ...more

June 29, 2008

Health care for female military veterans lags behind the care offered to male vets at many VA facilities, an internal agency report says, even as women are serving on front lines at historic levels. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA - Federal judges this week sentenced two people to prison for either stealing from or defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs. The cases of Frank M. Persicano, of St. Petersburg, and Catherine Rodriguez, of Tampa, are unrelated, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

June 12, 2008

In the Monday, June 9, edition of Highlands Today, a story was written by Gary Pinnell, giving an excellent historical account of Barry Smith, a Women Air force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II. ...more

June 11, 2008