Career Day enlightening for reporter. ...more

May 23, 2008

Fifty-two high school students from across the country who spent part of fall teaching youngsters life lessons converged on Tampa from May 1-5 to share their teaching methods and compete for college scholarships. ...more

May 10, 2008

Halfway through an interview, Evelyn Towler sighed. "I have a lot to say, but I don't particularly like talking about myself." But ask the Dunedin woman about her passion for teaching and the words exuberantly tumble out. The 84-year-old Towler has chalked up 38 years in the classroom, teaching everything from kindergarten to college. She fell into teaching almost by accident, she explained, having once wanting to be a journalist. ...more

May 3, 2008

Halfway through an interview, Evelyn Towler sighed. "I have a lot to say, but I don't particularly like talking about myself." ...more

May 3, 2008

Muller Elementary fifth-graders probably will think twice about bicycling without a helmet or diving into a swimming pool this summer. ...more

April 12, 2008

SEBRING — What sounded like the rapid snapping of cap pistols filled the air on Wednesday, while students at Cracker Trail Elementary School responded by cheering wildly. ...more

February 20, 2008

The engines roar. The dirt flies. Metal meets metal in a mosh pit of machinery. ...more

February 17, 2008

The engines roar. The dirt flies. Metal meets metal in a mosh pit of machinery. In the midst of a demolition derby, some competitors drive to win; others endeavor only to please the crowd with a smash-'em-up style that can leave vehicles battered and bent. ...more

February 16, 2008

Michael Desmond has started saving for college, stashing away money he earns washing and waxing his parents' cars. ...more

February 9, 2008

Walking into the spice room at the Vigo Importing Co., the Gorrie Elementary fifth-graders pinched their noses, covered their faces with their sweatshirts and almost simultaneously said, "Ewwwwww." ...more

February 9, 2008