It took me a while to find the column. I read it and then looked at the date. It had happened on March 27, 1991, exactly 18 years ago. ...more

March 27, 2009

It's a taboo topic in religious circles. Although Florida ranks fourth in the nation for people living with HIV or AIDS, "you wouldn't know it in the church community," said the Rev. James Favorite, pastor of Beulah Baptist Institutional Church in Tampa. ...more

March 25, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI said on his way to Africa Tuesday that condoms were not the answer in the continent's fight against HIV, his first explicit statement on an issue that has divided even clergy working with AIDS patients. ...more

March 17, 2009

The trend lines of sexually transmitted diseases in Highlands County are climbing, according to the most recent statistics released by the Florida Department of Health. ...more

February 25, 2009

President George W. Bush plans to spend his final weekend in office at Camp David in Maryland. ...more

January 16, 2009

Three days a week, Philip Audette sat in a cushy white chair at the St. Jude Rehab Center, a needle pumping HIV drugs into his arm. He talked and laughed with a dozen other patients, all in good health, all receiving drugs they didn't need. All for the money. ...more

December 24, 2008

TAMPA The Hillsborough County Health Department is offering free HIV/AIDS testing today. The tests are part of a public health education program in support of World AIDS Day, which was Monday. ...more

December 5, 2008

Efforts to rename the New Tampa Regional Library took a hit Thursday. The Tampa-Hillsborough County Library Board accepted the recommendation of its policies and bylaws committee not to change the name of the library at 10001 Cross Creek Blvd. The review committee decided neither candidate met the criteria to have a library named in their honor. ...more

December 5, 2008

The Hillsborough County Health Department is offering free HIV/AIDS testing Friday. The tests are part of a public health education program in support of World AIDS Day, which was Dec. 1. ...more

December 4, 2008

Shantia Grace scored 27 points, and a late run gave South Florida (5-1) an 82-79 win against Iowa (4-2) in the Paradise Jam on Friday evening. ...more

November 29, 2008