About 40 people, many retirees, rode a school bus downtown Tuesday to oppose a professional soccer stadium planned for a site near their homes in Town 'N Country. ...more

December 10, 2008

Mercury Dangers In Fish A research study presented at a science conference in Tampa last week found unusually high mercury levels in the flesh of nine out of 10 largemouth bass in Florida rivers. The research by the U.S. Geological Survey began in 1998 and measured mercury in 367 stream basins nationally. ...more

December 7, 2008

Baby formula is expensive. That fact nearly led to the death of a 5-month-old last week and it keeps donors from stocking food banks with the nourishment so vital to infants who aren't breast-fed. ...more

December 3, 2008

The very idea of a deed-restricted neighborhood in Tommytown, long known for poverty, dirt roads and crime, once seemed laughable. ...more

November 30, 2008

mysteriously, even - finds its way into the recycling bin. ...more

November 30, 2008

You overate. You sneaked some skin off the turkey, piled the whipped cream on your pumpkin pie, headed back for seconds. ...more

November 28, 2008

Rosemary Atkins sees beyond the broken window panes, plywood-covered doors, crumbling roofs and weed-choked yards. ...more

November 26, 2008

Dade City Commissioners passed a resolution this week to formally oppose a plan to extend the Florida State Fair from 12 to 18 days. ...more

November 21, 2008

Utah-based Nestlé Prepared Foods Co. is recalling three types of Lean Cuisine frozen chicken meals that may contain small bits of hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. ...more

November 18, 2008

A long struggle over what kind of milk counts as organic is coming to a head. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently issued draft rules that would require that the cows be on pasture at least half the year and get plenty of fresh grass. The proposals are meant to close a loophole that allows some huge feedlots to sell their milk as organic, even though their cows rarely if ever get to graze on fresh grass. Advocates for family farms and consumers say that's not what shoppers think they're buying when they pay a premium for organic milk. The public comment period on the draft rules runs through Dec. 23. ...more

November 18, 2008