With Thanksgiving only weeks away, those who can afford to buy an extra can of food should donate it to either the Shepherd Center, in Tarpon Springs, or FEAST food pantry, in Palm Harbor. Don't even think of it as altruistically donating to help others; ...more

November 14, 2009

With a weak full moon occurring tomorrow at 7:15 p.m. the stronger of the two daily feeding migrations will be exactly at that same time. ...more

November 1, 2009

The Fishin' Report angling action roundup by Nick Stubbs of Media General News Service. ...more

October 21, 2009

With recent health concerns in the news lately, and after numerous discussions with colleagues, I feel it is time for reconsideration of the exam exemption policy, which is based primarily on attendance. Often, because students wish to exempt as many exams as possible, they come to school no matter how sick they might be. ...more

April 30, 2009

With a crowd looking on, nuisance gator trapper Scot Barbon watches his toes as he subdues an 8-foot-7-inch alligator Tuesday at Sun Toyota on U.S. 19 in New Port Richey. The gator hid under a car on the dealership lot until Barbon arrived. The gator was subdued, and with the help of two Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies, Barbon loaded it into a cage in his truck. ...more

April 29, 2009

With regards to Keith Bricklemyer's (a land use attorney) comments in "Wetlands Division A Redundancy" (Views, March 21): It was Shakespeare who once wrote those immortal words, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Has anyone ever noticed the overwhelming majority of those who write in protest about the Environmental Protection Commission are developers, land use attorneys, and those individuals with large parcels of land that just happen to be predominately composed of wetlands, not uplands? ...more

March 26, 2009

With spring fast approaching, this is a good time to catch up on some practical and fun how-to advice from garden experts. Here's my look at five new garden books. ...more

February 22, 2009

With the exception of a few favorite shows I practically cry if I forget to record, I rarely watch television. ...more

January 21, 2009

With former Alaska senator Ted Stevens out of office and fighting to stay out of prison, Congress has the opportunity to end an outrageous expenditure that wastes tax dollars while defiling the largest rainforest in North America. ...more

December 13, 2008

With two traditionally key cylinders of Pasco's economic engine, building construction and real estate, struggling to fire, county leaders are anxious to have something that will boost the performance of the rest of the county's power plant. Today, the County Commission will consider a package of incentives that might lure investment management firm T. Rowe Price Associates to a Central Pasco location. ...more

November 5, 2008