Starting Oct. 1, the city's Public Works Department will conduct brush and yard debris pick-up on a regular schedule. On Sept. 9, City Council gave its OK to the new schedule, designed to cover the city on a regular, systematic manner similar to how trash collection works. ...more

September 17, 2008

Starting Oct. 1, the city's Public Works Department will conduct brush and yard debris pickup on a regular schedule. ...more

September 17, 2008

"Sniper One," by Sgt. Dan Mills (St. Martin's Press, $27) ...more

September 14, 2008

Sebring voters will have four choices in the Aug. 26 primary: Former commissioner Jeri Canale is running against psychologist Bruce Borkosky for the Democratic nomination, and former city councilor Jeff Carlson is challenging incumbent Andrew Jackson in the Republican primary. ...more

August 18, 2008

Social Security turns 73 this month, marking over seven decades of one of the nation's most successful and important social programs. As Barack Obama has said, it is "the cornerstone of the social compact in this country." ...more

August 18, 2008

Regarding "Iorio: It's Train Time For Tampa" (front page, July 31): The time to diversify our transit system has long since arrived. The need for a diverse transportation network will not disappear, regardless of how often we widen Interstate 275. Rail is a vitally important part of it; however, we must invest in a reliable and efficient bus system, both for local routes and regional transport, to work in conjunction with rail. ...more

August 5, 2008

As the city council plans to renew its annual fire assessments, churches and nonprofit organizations will likely find themselves paying a greater annual fee to get their fire protection. ...more

July 31, 2008

The Hillsborough County School Board imposed a travel moratorium on itself Tuesday until it can set up both guidelines and a travel budget. ...more

July 16, 2008

Few observers of Florida's gambling mess are surprised that it has come to this puzzling point. ...more

July 8, 2008

EAST LAKELAND — Garrett Deross motioned to his coaches that the ball was at eye-level after taking a called third strike to end the game, but his disgusted expression told the story of the game and Sebring's tournament. Poinciana's Tony Lima hit a two-run homer to cap off a three-run third inning, as the top-seeded team eliminated Sebring with a 7-2 win in the Dixie Youth Majors "O" Zone (ages 11-12) state tournament in East Lakeland on Sunday. "That last call left a bitter taste in my mouth," said Deross of the called third strike. "We had the talent to go far in this tournament, but we just didn't get it done." ...more

July 7, 2008