Though it won't begin for another six weeks or so, it's official: 2010 is Trevor Abbott's year. The Gulf High School student was recently named the Pasco School District's Outstanding Senior Award winner for the Class of 2010. ...more

November 25, 2009

In March of 1861, 8-year-old George Patten was having a rough go of it in school. The little scamp told classmates he had met the newly elected president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Being the son of a journalist, George was immediately accused of making it up. ...more

November 25, 2009

A candlelight vigil will be held tonight for a University of Tampa student who was fatally injured in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend. The ceremony for Erik Nicoletti starts at 8:30 p.m. in the Vaughn Center courtyard on campus. Nicoletti, 20, died this afternoon after doctors took him off life support, authorities said. ...more

November 23, 2009

Dressed as Pilgrims or Indians, the Memorial Elementary second-graders in Ashley Culverhouse and Nicole Radonski's classes knew who participated in the first Thanksgiving but were a bit unclear about other details. ...more

November 23, 2009

An Apollo Beach woman severely burned during what authorities say was a domestic dispute is getting help from classmates and co-workers. ...more

November 21, 2009

The mother of a Walker Middle student said school officials never told her that her son may have witnessed a sexual assault on his bus or that an officer interviewed him about it afterward. ...more

November 17, 2009

Around the same time period a Walker Middle School flag football player became the alleged victim of sexual assaults by his teammates, a special-needs student was molested by her classmates, according to her lawyer. ...more

November 14, 2009

I fully understand that none of the contributors to the Op-Ed pages are reporters, and I usually read the columns more for entertainment than enlightenment, just like I listen (under duress) to Rush Limbaugh and others of his persuasion. ...more

November 13, 2009

Well, the Bucs are finally winners. I guess that's a load off as they head to Miami. And now let's get to the bigger football game this weekend, the one where everyone wins. ...more

November 12, 2009

It started with an 8-year-old boy in Afghanistan who turned down a candy bar in favor of a pencil and an American serviceman who wanted to do more. ...more

November 12, 2009