If you want to learn about the world, books and maps and videos can only take you so far. And considering that globetrotting isn't a viable option for the average grade-school student, there's a more practical way to learn about faraway places: make friends with someone who lives there. ...more

October 26, 2008

If you want to learn about the world, books and maps and videos can only take you so far. Throughout this school year, students at Chasco Elementary School will improve their skills in classroom disciplines as they share their customs, rituals and way of life with children their own age in a distant, exotically unfamiliar land - Michigan. ...more

October 18, 2008

A 20-pound rock Jan Grove found at her great-great-grandfather's farm in Michigan is a physical reminder of her family history. ...more

August 18, 2008

The lecture hall where the shooting occurred is closed for the rest of the semester. Extra police and security guards will be on hand. Volunteer counselors will man each classroom, academic department and dormitory. ...more

February 24, 2008

A three-vehicle collision killed two young men and sent four other people to hospitals on New Year's Day. ...more

January 3, 2008

A New Year's Day crash in Pasco County killed two young men and sent a family of three to a hospital when three vehicles, including a motorcycle, collided on State Road 52 at Shady Hills Road. ...more

January 2, 2008