Your paycheck and your new TV made in China have one thing in common. Both are taxed for a specific, essential purpose, yet a big part of the money is being drained away for other things. ...more

February 5, 2008

Everything went according to the seeding in Friday night's Class 6A-District 7 semifinals, with No. 1 Sickles winning 50-34 over Countryside and No. 2 St. Petersburg beating Mitchell 51-33. ...more

February 2, 2008

BRADENTON — Sophomore forward Joe Young scored a team-high 21 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the Sebring boys basketball team past Braden River 54-51 in Class 4A-District 10 action. Senior point guard Javier Medina added nine points to go along with seven assists as the Blue Streaks improved to 7-3 in district play. "I'm happy with the win," said Sebring coach Princeton Harris. "The gym was packed and it was great to win in that kind of hostile environment. "We stayed composed and executed down the stretch. Each district win is huge this time of the season." ...more

January 20, 2008

Pasco County Sheriff Bob White is pulling motorcycle patrols off the roads as the county's lease for the vehicles is set to expire and there is no plan to replace them. ...more

January 15, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY Pasco County Sheriff Bob White is pulling motorcycle patrols off the roads as the county's lease for the vehicles is set to expire and there is no set plan to replace them. ...more

January 15, 2008

Former Berkeley Prep and Stanford University standout Rolf Steier says he is considering competing for the local prize money up for grabs in the Gasparilla Distance Classic 15-kilometer run. ...more

January 10, 2008

The job forecasts and projections for 2008 never stop coming. It seems that every futurist, economist and business analyst out there has his own take on the future. So who's right? ...more

January 6, 2008

SEBRING — Charles P. Cooper already made up his resolution for 2008, and it seemed pretty routine as far as resolutions go. "I only put in my mouth what my wife says I can," the "semi-retired" 67-year-old auto transmission shop owner promised himself. What led to that resolution was not a weight problem or even just the diabetes he was diagnosed with earlier this year. After the cascade of unexpected health problems he had since July, Cooper said his wife was just happy to have him around for Christmas. It went downhill since July, when he said he was diagnosed with diabetes and high cholesterol in one doctor's visit while getting blood work for his angina. In September, doctors determined he needed a quadruple bypass surgery, and that wasn't the end of it. ...more

December 31, 2007

A skinny, fit-looking Santa? Is that what you want? Perhaps, if you're U.S. Surgeon General Rear Adm. Steven Galson. ...more

December 24, 2007

Mathieu Darche took plenty of ribbing from his friends back home in Montreal this past summer. Even his wife took part in the good-natured repartee. ...more

December 6, 2007