David Hobbs of Port Richey disagrees with Aug. 6 letter to the editor on offshore oil drilling and abortion. ...more

August 13, 2008

Hyde Park United Methodist Church will begin the six-week community program reCONNECT on Sept. 7. ...more

August 6, 2008

Here are some commonly asked questions about Florida's voluntary pre-kindergarten program: ...more

August 1, 2008

Florida's voluntary prekindergarten program begins its fourth year in 2008-09. It operates as a taxpayer-funded voucher program for 4-year-olds and is mostly in private and faith-based schools. ...more

August 1, 2008

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July 18, 2008

St. Mary's Episcopal Day School held a commencement ceremony for its graduating eighth-grade class May 30 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. ...more

June 7, 2008

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May 27, 2008

TAMPA -- The University of Tampa will build a $19.5 million non-denominational chapel with an undisclosed gift from local philathropists John H. and Susan Sykes. Construction of the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values will begin this summer, university officials announced this afternoon. ...more

May 22, 2008

It's not Ronnie McLean's fault, Brooksville Housing Authority board members said. ...more

May 21, 2008

Regarding "Congregation Weeps For Pastor, His Son" (front page, May 14): Forrest Pollock will be remembered by the greater Brandon community as a leader who inspired many and whose faith in the Lord helped to focus the church he led. But to the neighborhood to which he belonged, he will be remembered as Dawn's husband and the father to Brooke, Courtney, Preston, Hope, Blake, and Kirk. He was the neighbor at the end of the circle, who took evening walks with his wife, borrowed your shovel to do some landscaping, and drove a little too fast around the corners. He was a man who always showed interest in the lives of his neighbors and his neighbors' children. ...more

May 19, 2008