Jim Gries had written of the life and times of our poor unappreciated teachers. He described their day thusly: A teacher will have breakfast and prepare for the upcoming day around 6:30 a.m. Arrive at work 7:40 to begin preparing for class. After working through lunch, the day concludes around 3:45 p.m. Before going home they are expected to meet with parents, make copies and enter grades and a few other chores. A dedicated teacher will work from home grading papers and making lesson plans late into the night. ...more

December 5, 2008

The text message Pasco defensive end Zack Faza received in 2007 was self-defeating. ...more

December 4, 2008

Yes, it's true. You can, on occasion, manage to get a pizza delivered while backpacking the backcountry. All you need is a credit card, a robust phone signal and a willingness to hike to the hard road for your rendezvous with the delivery angel. ...more

January 20, 2008

Three separate scoring runs and a distinct size advantage fueled the University of Tampa's 88-79 victory against Puerto Rico-Bayamon on Saturday night at the Eckerd College Thanksgiving Classic. ...more

November 25, 2007

While waiting to find out which of the three teams involved in a tiebreaker would be Pasco's opponent in the first round of the playoffs, Pirates junior defensive end Zack Faza sent a text message to one of his teammates. ...more

November 16, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: Spartan defensive back Jamel Middleton recovered a fumble and ran it in 96 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. Then with 1:34 left to go in the third quarter, Middleton returned a punt 55 yards for the winning touchdown. ...more

September 28, 2007