As former Tarpon Springs City Manager Ellen Posivach was being pressured to quit in April, she said her opponents wanted her gone because she didn't cater to the city's old guard. Posivach's critics said she was out of town too much and didn't get along well with people. ...more

June 28, 2008

Is there fate in fondue? It's a question rattling through my head after a visit back home last weekend. ...more

June 26, 2008

LAKELAND - One of the girls charged in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay told an assistant state attorney that she did not realize the scope of the incident until she was released from a juvenile detention center and watched the local news at home. ...more

June 25, 2008

Regarding "Details Emerge On Library Attack, Victim" (front page, June 7): I read with sadness the front-page article about the suspect in the Bloomingdale Library rape case. I also read the heartbreaking Steve Otto column about the innocent victim. She had the world by the tail until a monster came along and brutally snatched it all away in a few horrifying moments. As a mother and a grandmother of six girls I can only imagine the pain of this family. Our quiet, friendly community will never be the same. ...more

June 11, 2008

A 5-year-old girl remained hospitalized Monday after a crash in Lakeland on Sunday morning that injured her two sisters and her mother. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA - A 5-year-old girl remained hospitalized today after a crash in Lakeland Sunday morning that injured her two sisters and her mother. ...more

June 9, 2008

I'm always amazed when I see small children swimming confidently in deep water. These days that's not unusual because swim lessons are considered one of the basics of children's activities. ...more

June 8, 2008

Twenty-five years after accepting her first teaching job, Diane Lipe is leaving the classroom. ...more

June 4, 2008

My parents left me an antique hall tree that they bought many years ago at a yard sale. What is it worth? ...more

May 29, 2008

'He Was Our Hero' Thank you to all the residents of Dade City and Pasco County who participated in the recognition of our hero, Marcus Mathes. ...more

May 28, 2008