Doesn't Belong In School Regarding "Chastity Is The Ideal, But School Sex Ed Must Recognize Reality" (Our Opinion, Jan. 2): ...more

January 9, 2008

Bucs coach Jon Gruden discusses Sunday's playoff game and other topics in his Monday news conference. ...more

December 31, 2007

Loss Of Tranquility For the past few years our holidays have been ruined by pounding, loud music in the neighborhood. I've telephoned the police but was told by a deputy their hands are tied because they have no decibel meters. Apparently, Pasco County gave the decibel meters to Code Enforcement, which, by the way, closes at 5 every evening and is closed on the weekend. ...more

December 31, 2007

One person has died in a crash that closed County Road 39 at State Road 674 for hours today, authorities said. ...more

December 26, 2007

Republican Mitt Romney aligned himself squarely with President Bush and his national security policies Wednesday, reaching out to GOP loyalists who hold Bush in high regard, back the Iraq war and could sway the nomination race. ...more

December 20, 2007

TAMPA - Instead of letting police pull him over, Kevin M. Griffin drove his motorcycle recklessly and fast late Tuesday in the Ybor City area, turning onto trolley tracks while trying to flee, police say. ...more

December 19, 2007

The world's perception of China as a major global power is growing, with many people thinking it will rival the United States in influence by 2020, according to a major survey released this week. ...more

December 15, 2007

I have been a loyal Home Depot customer for many years but have sometimes wondered whether I should consider changing my allegiance to the new Lowe's across the street. ...more

December 6, 2007

The Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency has the right idea about banning parking on the downtown Circle. This runs counter to the other issue of not enough parking in the area, but in the long run, and with additional parking added somewhere close, this idea makes sense. The CRA is creating plans for Streetscape IX, an ongoing downtown project to make it more attractive and bring people downtown. The parking issue is being discussed as the plans are drawn up. Parking in any downtown is a big issue. In Sebring, parking on the Circle isn't particularly handy, and sometimes it's a little scary backing out as traffic flows around the Circle. On top of that, some people who work downtown fill those coveted parking places all day with no regard to customers looking for easy access. ...more

November 30, 2007

Bruce Gradkowski still can't believe a lot of what happened to him during his rookie season. Among the most unbelievable, he said, was a newspaper headline that ran the morning after he made his pro debut in 2006. ...more

November 27, 2007