The city wants to spend $150,000 to study whether it would benefit from a partnership with Hillsborough County to buy a new computer software system. ...more

September 16, 2009

Federal officials are pursuing a 21st century marine transportation system, including "maritime highway" projects intended to lessen truck traffic with the use of more water cargo routes, participants said Wednesday at the 11th annual Harbor Safety Committee Conference. ...more

May 28, 2009

Federal officials are pursuing a 21st century marine transportation system, including "maritime highway" projects intended to lessen truck traffic with the use of more water cargo routes, participants said today at the 11th annual Harbor Safety Committee Conference. ...more

May 27, 2009

Many Florida visionaries see this recession as an opportunity to bring Florida out of the Third World and into the 21st century. With the nation facing major challenges in jobs, energy, environment and health, Florida's old formula of growth, agriculture and tourism simply don't make the grade - especially with growth and tourism sounding increasingly like bad jokes. ...more

March 8, 2009

The trend lines of sexually transmitted diseases in Highlands County are climbing, according to the most recent statistics released by the Florida Department of Health. ...more

February 25, 2009

As an early childhood educator, I cannot understand the reasoning behind this misleading slogan "No Child Left Behind." ...more

February 17, 2009

Regarding "The Nation Needs Newspapers" (Other Views, Jan. 26): ...more

February 1, 2009

The city of New Port Richey made tracks to the past with the dedication of its Railroad Square Streetscape Project on Jan. 9. The 21st century tipped its hat to the 20th century roots of the city with the fully functional railroad crossing arms as decorations along Nebraska Avenue at Grand Boulevard and at Adams Street. ...more

January 14, 2009

Bulgarian schoolchildren bundled in wool coats sang songs to keep warm in their bitterly cold classroom. Bosnians drove hours to snap up electric heaters. And in Serbia, millions woke up to the Eastern Orthodox Christmas under the threat of hardship. ...more

January 8, 2009

Now that our country has elected a 21st century president, we should reconsider our 18th century electoral system. ...more

December 14, 2008