FLORIDA STATE AT NO. 7 BYU KICKOFF: 7 p.m.; LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah ...more

September 19, 2009

Saying his studies "are leading me in a new direction," County Administrator David Hamilton has withdrawn his request for tuition reimbursement. ...more

March 26, 2009

Unless you had plenty of spare hours to sit at a computer and access hard-to-find Web sites, it could be a daunting task to find out how much money the state of Florida gives out to local government. ...more

March 19, 2009

New Web site tracks how state spends taxpayer dollars. ...more

March 18, 2009

The Issue: Cutting $25 million from this year's school budget. Our Opinion: Tough decisions, strong leadership needed. ...more

February 22, 2009

Rebounding strongly from a sub-.300 season can be a daunting task for a sports team on any level. Gulf High School slogged through a 2-8-2 soccer season last year that was marred by forfeited losses and slowed by struggles with growing pains. The 2007-08 season, however, is now little more than a fading image in the review mirror of this present Buccaneers' campaign. ...more

January 24, 2009

It's arguably the nicest new lawn in the country: Raymond James Stadium is getting 95,000 square feet of Bermuda Southern hybrid 419 turf grown especially for Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

January 10, 2009

State lawmakers face a daunting task in cutting $1 billion from the state budget in the next 10 days, but it's a task they largely put on themselves. ...more

January 8, 2009

In a sign that it is getting tougher to survive, middle class and larger families are now turning to faith-based charitable group the Shepherd Center for emergency allotments of food. ...more

November 15, 2008

Dear President-Elect Barack Obama: Congratulations on your success. Well done! You have won an impressive victory - but with that victory comes the responsibility to guide a troubled America in a world riven by conflict, confusion and hate. Upon taking office, you will face the daunting task of restoring America's credibility as an effective and exemplary world leader. ...more

November 7, 2008