In honor of his 85th birthday on Sept. 14, Dennis Rawls received a special gift from his wife, Martha. He took a flight at the controls of a Cessna 172 out of Peter O. Knight Airport, the same place he took his first solo flight when he was 15, all of 70 years ago. ...more

September 23, 2009

Tampa International Airport's Community Noise Consortium has scheduled a public meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the third-floor boardroom of the main terminal. ...more

July 15, 2009

To remain competitive in today's business climate, employers must constantly build and enhance the skills of their employees. ...more

March 8, 2009

America's roads, public transit and aviation have gotten worse in the past four years. Water and sewage systems are awful The basic physical backbone of American society is barely above failing, a report by top engineers says. ...more

January 30, 2009

C+ Solid waste system C Bridges C- Parks, rail systems D+ Energy system (up from D) ...more

January 30, 2009

A 51-year-old intoxicated woman drove through a fence and onto an airport runway, authorities said. ...more

September 23, 2008

A 51-year-old intoxicated woman apparently got confused about the abilities of her car and wound up driving it through a fence and onto an airport runway, authorities said. ...more

September 22, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - 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 7, 2008

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

A sign of the times came into a barber shop the other day. As I was getting my hair cut, the barber had read my column about how we are being overcome with non-English speaking immigrants, related to me about a happening a few days ago. This orange picker walked into the shop and knew just enough English to query how much for a haircut. He was told with sign language and 10 fingers it would be $10. He then held up five fingers and the barber shook his head no. The man then pointed to a sign that had the number 5:00 and looked for an answer. The sign was one that indicated the hours of operation 8:30-5:00. ...more

October 25, 2007