Two women received their keys this month as Habitat for Humanity dedicated two new homes in Plant City. ...more

November 28, 2007

Machelle Brinson was a hard-working single mother who put in as many as 90 hours a week at the Tropicana juice plant to make life better for her three teenage daughters, family and friends said. ...more

November 20, 2007

A private school claims the mother of a former student crossed the line in a critical Internet blog she wrote about her daughter's experiences there. ...more

November 19, 2007

You don't have to be a Boy Scout to live by the motto "Be prepared." Many American workers learn that lesson each year, as foreign competition, technology and other factors force their companies to shut down or move overseas. People ask, "How am I going to make it?" ...more

November 11, 2007

Experts say Nora Sandigo's bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court to stop deportation of illegal immigrants with U.S.-born children hasn't a prayer. Sandigo just nods. She has heard it all before. ...more

November 5, 2007

In a rare rebuke, a bar association has criticized a judge for refusing to uphold sexual assault charges against a man accused of letting friends rape a prostitute he had hired. The judge said she considered the case 'theft of services.' ...more

November 1, 2007

Gregory Weinstein thought a house he bought last month was so ugly it could win a contest. ...more

October 21, 2007

It's a common lament in the work world: colleagues who say the only reason they put up with the slog of work - the only reason they aren't out pursuing their dreams as a bandleader, dog breeder or novelist - is because of their children's hairy tuition bills. ...more

October 17, 2007

Throughout my life, I have seen my share of suffering and pain. I am especially sensitive to the pain and suffering of children. ...more

October 14, 2007

Still weeks away from Halloween, some residents of Regency Palms apartments had a man in a costume knocking on doors Sunday with his hand out, only it wasn't candy he was craving. ...more

October 12, 2007