Because he had gone to the shop since 1974, it made sense to Kevin Pytlak to take over ownership of Happy Hobo Trains in 2003. ...more

June 4, 2008

Data Doesn't Matter Regarding "Secondhand Facts Drive Smoke Bans" by Joseph H. Brown (Commentary, May 18): ...more

May 25, 2008

The deaths of two Wesley Chapel High School students in a one-car crash on Interstate 75 this week is gut-wrenching for their families, friends and the community. ...more

May 9, 2008

In unusually blunt terms, Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday challenged the Air Force, whose leaders are under fire on several fronts, to contribute more to immediate wartime needs and to promote new thinking. ...more

April 22, 2008

The blue yonder beckoned Mike Stallings last weekend as he strapped into a bright yellow biplane that would take him barrel-rolling over the hills of eastern Pasco County. ...more

February 14, 2008

Louise Laferriere's "Scientific Theory" was excellent and the scientific community made a good point in that letter to the editor pertaining to the teaching of evolution in a science environment classroom. As stated, especially as it pertains to DNA, "the theory of evolution explains a huge body of evidence, and it is predictive." The warning about the overuse of antibiotics was another good example of how bacteria may become resistant to control due to evolution. The example that, "Newton's theory of gravity contends that masses attract each other" being wrong is good news for those of us who teach people to fly small airplanes. (We don't want the Earth to be attracted to us until we are ready to land). In this perspective it was stated that gravity may not be used in aerospace. Actually, the physics of lift, thrust, weight (gravity), and drag are the elements affecting an airplane in flight. ...more

February 12, 2008

Riverview, Running Back COLLEGE CHOICE: Central Michigan ...more

February 5, 2008

The Air Force will keep more than 40 percent of its older model F-15 fighter jets grounded indefinitely after discovering that critical support beams have manufacturing flaws dating back nearly 30 years that could lead to catastrophic damage to the aircraft. ...more

January 11, 2008

When you live to be Sara "Susan" Harrison's age, the first hundred candles get dropped from the birthday cake. ...more

December 28, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY — When you live to be Sara "Susan" Harrison's age, the first hundred candles get dropped from the birthday cake. ...more

December 27, 2007