Ernest Lane of Trinity proposes an alternative explanation for oil in water off California coast. ...more

August 30, 2008

Having voted in yesterday's primary, I can't believe the state and local governments spent all those millions for the optical-scanning system. The touch-screen was less cumbersome - one machine per booth vs. two booths, paper, pen and folder - and confirmed who you voted for before you "went final." Correcting a mistake on the touch-screen was easy; now you have to go through an error process and do the whole system over. You aren't warned about undervotes at all. ...more

August 27, 2008

House one, house two, house three. Those choices are familiar to fans of "House Hunters," a popular show on HGTV, a cable television network that focuses on house and garden matters. The show follows people in various cities and even in other countries as they visit three houses on their house hunting search. ...more

July 30, 2008

Regarding "Minimum Wage Increase 'Will Help Out A Little' " (Business, July 24): ...more

July 25, 2008

Had everything gone as planned, the developers of Trinity Town Center would be preparing to open the final handful of buildings at the upscale shopping complex. ...more

July 20, 2008

For several weeks, visitors to the local Cork & Olive store at Northwoods Shopping Center have found a sign on the door announcing "closed for repairs." ...more

July 9, 2008

Monica McIntyre likes to call daughters Heaven and Trinity "my little miracles." ...more

July 4, 2008

For 30-plus years, Roland D. "Chip" Waller has orchestrated the West Pasco Bar Association's annual officer installation dinner so that it ran like clockwork. ...more

July 4, 2008

For several weeks, visitors to the local Cork & Olive store at Northwoods Shopping Center have found a sign on the door announcing "closed for repairs." ...more

July 3, 2008

Regarding "Jury Finds For Family In Baby's '03 Death" (front page, June 28): ...more

July 2, 2008