Board holds off on unified dress policy. ...more

July 30, 2008

The Hernando County School District's highly-charged "uniform code" won't occur this year, after all. ...more

July 30, 2008

We agreed rather foolishly to tackle the touchy subject of morning people versus night people. Unfortunately, we began our discussion around 9:30 one evening. Early Bird wanted to "call it a day" and Night Owl wanted to write this article. ...more

July 25, 2008

you name it - I felt incredibly lost without a portable way to check e-mail, even for a day or two. ...more

July 20, 2008

WANT A HOUSE FEATURED HERE? EDITOR'S NOTE: Coverage of real estate transactions in the Brandon News & Tribune has changed. Each week, selected homes will be featured, similar to the example shown here. Real estate agents and home sellers are invited to submit photos and information according to these guidelines. ...more

June 25, 2008

Greco Middle students won't be coming back to class next school year with a uniform look, despite the wishes of many parents. ...more

June 18, 2008

About 20 teens from area schools took turns sitting in a lifeguard stand Friday at Dale Mabry Highway and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard looking for distracted drivers. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA - About 20 teens from area schools sat in a lifeguard stand today at Dale Mabry Highway and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard looking for distracted drivers. ...more

June 13, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - Greco Middle students won't be coming back to class next school year with a uniform look, despite the wishes of many parents. School leaders wanted to implement a mandatory uniform policy at the middle school starting in August, but they didn't get enough parent support. The school recently surveyed families about the issue and found that 69 percent of respondents wanted a mandatory policy. But the school district requires that 75 percent of families approve the policy before it can go into effect. ...more

June 13, 2008

I am writing to you today with some questions and comments regarding gas prices, and more specifically, the greed of the members of OPEC. If we are the greatest nation on earth, and I believe we are, why do we tolerate the gouging we are being subjected to? Why don't we, as a nation, tell the Arab oil companies where they can put their oil, and instead use our own oil for our own people? What happened to all that oil we are pumping in Alaska? What about all the oil rigs off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana? Isn't that American oil? Why do we export our oil to China or wherever, and then import Arab oil for Americans to use? Why not let the Chinese deal with the stuck up Saudi king, and we just keep our own oil? Doesn't that make more sense? And if we did use our own oil and let somebody else deal with Saudi Arabia, then the president would not have to meekly ask the king to please pump up the supply of oil, only to be told no! Because I for one do not like the sight of the American president sucking up to anybody, let alone some smug Arab king! ...more

May 23, 2008