ROTARIANS STACK THE DECKS FOR CHARITY: Best Western Brandon Hotel and Conference Center, 9331 Adamo Drive, Tampa. Members of the Brandon's oldest Rotary Club are laying their cards on the table for a good cause when it hosts its annual Casino Night from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday. Rotary raises money for local charities such as Rotary's Camp Florida, where children with disabilities can enjoy a typical camp experience. ...more

September 30, 2009

The government said its final tally shows dealers submitted 690,114 vouchers under the Cash for Clunkers program, totaling $2.88 billion. ...more

August 27, 2009

Travel sellers have been desperately cutting prices in an effort to fill empty airline seats and hotel beds. From the start of the year through March 10, major airlines advertised 52 sales, up from roughly 35 during the comparable period in 2008, according to Farecompare.com, which tracks airline pricing. ...more

March 29, 2009

We have absolutely no control of what the government, big business and nature has in store for us. Each of these entities has gotten so big and uncontrollable that they can do anything they desire and the general public takes a beating financially and emotionally. ...more

February 26, 2009

A Pinellas Park mother and her three kids are homeless tonight after a fire made their home unlivable Wednesday night. ...more

February 4, 2009

A house fire that engulfed the home of Trent Lampkin's great-uncle not only took the elderly Anthony Stevens' life but also left Lampkin and his family homeless. ...more

January 22, 2009

At least one thing is becoming clear about the digital TV transition just a month away. ...more

January 6, 2009

The members of the current Hernando County School Board may not be sure how to handle a longtime program that teaches kindergarteners how to swim, but school board candidate Gene Magrini is. ...more

October 8, 2008

The Hernando County School Board will meet Tuesday for an afternoon workshop and evening meeting. ...more

August 11, 2008

A member of our board of directors, who is also an officer, is more than a year past due in maintenance payments and assessments. Should this person be allowed to remain on the board? I thought not, and asked for the person to resign, but the request was refused. The other board members are not aware of the serious delinquency because the officer has not told them. ...more

July 24, 2008