One after the other, the speakers talked about Marlene Duffy Young's actions. They cited the acts of kindness, competence and will - carried out in public and private - almost like a litany. ...more

May 31, 2008

WINTER HAVEN - One after the other, the speakers talked about Marlene Duffy Young's actions. They cited the acts of kindness, competence and will — carried out in public and private — almost like a litany. Young helped create Polk's countywide library system. She paid her ill sister's rent each month. She took in battered women. She established a rape recovery center. She served as Winter Haven's first female mayor. She was president of the Florida Association of Counties. She trained a racehorse. She helped protect the green swamp. She raised three children in a strong marriage. ...more

May 30, 2008

The announcement that researchers at Florida's agriculture department have come up with new possible insect repellants is welcome news for Floridians, who suffer some of the worst biting bug issues in the nation. ...more

May 28, 2008

"Rivers of the Green Swamp," edited by Judith Redfern Koch and Albert W. Vogt III (Florida Studies Program and the Tampa Bay Writers Network at the University of South Florida, $15) ...more

May 11, 2008

Plant High School sophomore Trenton Wilder recently became the 53rd member of Troop 53 to receive the rank of Eagle, the highest in Boy Scouting. ...more

May 3, 2008

Two patas monkeys that escaped from a wildlife preserve have been captured. ...more

May 3, 2008

TAMPA - Two of the escaped patas monkeys that escaped from a wildlife preserve in April have been captured. ...more

May 2, 2008

For A Better Future Regarding Tom Jackson's "Hillsborough Trash Surprise Echoes Here" column (Feb. 19), it is fortunate for the citizens of Pasco County that neither he nor the landfill applicant is responsible for crunching the solid waste disposal numbers in our county. ...more

February 25, 2008

Landfill Not Compatible I have read with interest all the articles relating to the landfill proposed outside Dade City (Richland) and have attended a meeting where landfill opponent Carl Roth and project manager John Arnold have spoken. ...more

February 24, 2008

Stop Junk Mail Rather than spending millions of dollars on a new garbage incinerator and out-of-county trash hauling, reduce the volume of paper in our trash. ...more

February 13, 2008