Tim Donaghy, the former NBA referee convicted of gambling on professional basketball games — including ones in which he officiated — will complete his prison sentence at a Tampa halfway house, according to a prisoners' advocacy group. ...more

June 10, 2009

Saving County Tax Dollars I figure if the commissioners really wanted to save money, they could. ...more

March 11, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Larry Wainwright is finding that a good sunscreen comes in handy as part of his latest strategy for finding a job. ...more

October 15, 2008

Ted Ginn Jr. is starting to look as though he's worth that high draft pick. ...more

August 24, 2008

SEBRING — It's a typical hot, muggy summer afternoon Wednesday, and Maxime Copley is at the YMCA's swimming pool on lifeguard duty. She always had the 21 hours a week to do watch over the kids splashing about, but with school out, the rising Sebring High School senior now does a noon shift. The next morning, she walks into the workout room at the high school. "I'm really busy with sports," she said earlier. Copley might join her church group for a mission in Mississippi as well. Yes, Copley's busy, but her summer's not that much more hectic than the average student. Whether they need to shape up, fix up or earn enough so they can do all of the above, high school students aren't letting up even when the textbooks are shelved. Work, Play And Gas Money ...more

June 14, 2008

Karen Mateson recently approached the Career Central vehicle parked at Pasco-Hernando Community College with cautious curiosity. ...more

May 4, 2008

preparing for finals (hopefully), concentrating on finding a job (maybe) and filling up their social calendars (definitely). ...more

May 4, 2008

Metropolitan Ministries had a good idea this past Christmas season, and now it's an even better one. ...more

February 9, 2008

Dear Abby: I was the other woman for seven years, involved with a man I thought was perfect. His wife knew about me. It was never an issue until he fell in love with me. After that, things changed. He began making promises and told me as soon as his wife got herself together and found a job and a place to live, he would divorce her and be with me forever. ...more

December 9, 2007

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has a 15-cent price tag stuck to his Yale law degree, blaming the school's affirmative action policies in the 1970s for his difficulty finding a job after he graduated. ...more

October 22, 2007