University of Florida officials say an intruder has gained access to a computer system that contained the personal information of more than 97,000 people. ...more

February 20, 2009

Over a breakfast of Post Honey Bunches of Oats I was noticing on the box that they were promoting the cereal's Web site, onespoonful.com. Somehow, since I was enjoying the cereal, I wanted to immediately visit the site. Well, I might have had the immediate desire but I had to finish my cereal first. ...more

February 14, 2009

For the most part it was an awful week. Even in the sports world, where a lot of us go to hide from the daily drumbeat of bad news, we had to deal with the likes of Michael Phelps and Alex Rodriquez, two of sport's more visible figures and bigger disappointments. ...more

February 13, 2009

Regarding "Mistakes Do Happen," Letters, Feb. 4: You're joking, right? "Didn't occur to me that I was now self-employed"? "Complicated life"? Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner "may not be good at multitasking"? ...more

February 8, 2009

Last month, the cash-strapped Pinellas School District decided to close or consolidate a number of elementary and middle schools. Sheriff Jim Coats announced this week a reorganization under which, he said, the Sheriff's Office could "serve citizens as efficiently as possible given the present and future budget challenges." ...more

February 7, 2009

Spin a tale, win a bike. The third annual Tampa BayCycle "Words for Wheels" contest is accepting essays through Feb. 20 from people who rely on two wheels as a main source of transportation. ...more

February 7, 2009

East Lake Woodlands residents will have the final say on whether the city of Oldsmar will annex the community. The subdivision's community association hopes residents say no. ...more

February 7, 2009

An accused mail thief couldn't escape the strong nose of the law this morning after a sheriff's office dog sniffed out his hiding place, officials said. ...more

February 3, 2009

The last memory Bill Prior has of the USS Casco is of his doomed young shipmate. ...more

January 31, 2009

I just got done reading the letters and one really caught my eye; the one written by Bobby Rearick, "Job Urine Test." ...more

January 28, 2009