Senate Democrats on Tuesday reversed President Bush's cuts to education, health research and grants to local entities as they gird for Bush's first-ever veto of a regular appropriations bill. ...more

October 24, 2007

A recent string of Hillsborough County school bus accidents requiring emergency rescue response prompted the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department to dedicate its annual open house to children this year. ...more

October 12, 2007

VALRICO - A recent string of Hillsborough County school bus accidents requiring emergency rescue response prompted the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department to dedicate its annual open house to children this year. ...more

October 11, 2007

In my house, my children know they will receive a harsher punishment for a lie used to cover up a misdeed than for the offense itself. ...more

September 23, 2007

I'm not quite ready for membership in AARP, but I've been getting invitations in the mail for me and my husband to attend investment seminars that promise to help us ensure we have enough money to retire. ...more

September 16, 2007

An investigation by federal and state regulators of 'free lunch' investment seminars aimed at seniors has found high-pressure sales pitches masquerading as educational sessions, pervasive misleading claims for unsuitable financial products, and even fraud. ...more

September 11, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Last year, the Land O' Lakes/Wesley Chapel division of the international Coastal and Waterways Cleanup collected 3.25 tons of refuse in the community, an increase from 1.71 tons collected in 2005. ...more

September 8, 2007