Just about everyone has an opinion on the federal No Child Left Behind law. Those opinions might change in the coming years as the deadline approaches that requires that all students pass state tests or drastic steps will be taken against schools, teachers and administrators. ...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

LAND O' LAKES - Students and teachers at Cox Elementary in Dade City tried new strategies to improve test scores this year as the school faces possible sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. ...more

May 9, 2008

The driver who mowed down a man taking out his garbage seven months ago has been arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter, authorities said. ...more

May 5, 2008

The driver who mowed down a man taking out his garbage seven months ago has been arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter, authorities said. ...more

May 4, 2008

Britain is rethinking its decision to stay out of the manned space race, the country's science minister said Thursday as the government outlined plans to build an international space research facility. ...more

February 15, 2008

Pasco's biggest city now has a permanent boss at the helm. Tuesday night, the city council voted unanimously to appoint Tom O'Neill, the former public works director and interim city manager, to the job full-time. ...more

February 7, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - Pasco County's most populous city now has a permanent manager at the helm. ...more

February 6, 2008

Tuesday night, the city council voted unanimously to appoint Tom O'Neill, the former public works director and interim city manager, to the job permanently. ...more

February 6, 2008

TAMPA - Whoever killed Stephen Edenfield in his bedroom more than a decade ago left behind a single fingerprint. Now the limited evidence is being used to heat up a cold case. ...more

January 30, 2008