It is easy to be cynical. After all, when you reach retirement age as I have, you have experienced disappointment, unfairness and many obstacles that make you forget just how important it is to stay focused and continue to do the right things to make the world a better place for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren. ...more

October 26, 2008

St. Anne Catholic Church is hosting its two-day Fall Festival this weekend. The event most definitely will have plenty of things to offer children, as there will be inflatable bounce houses, face painting and a costume parade, which will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday. Prizes will be awarded at the close of the festival. ...more

October 20, 2008

Not one in the packed house could recall a moment of danger or bedlam that ended with someone catching a criminal in the act. ...more

October 5, 2008

Short Notice got its name from the ability of its members Sue and Robert Plumpton to perform at a moment's notice. ...more

August 27, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - State Rep. Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, has stepped in for U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, to conduct today's Fair Tax Town Hall meeting. The meeting will feature U.S. Rep. John Linder, R-Ga. ...more

August 20, 2008

LAND O' LAKES State Rep. Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel has stepped in for Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite to emcee Wednesday's Fair Tax Town Hall meeting. The meeting will feature U.S. Rep. John Linder, R-Georgia. Brown-Waite will not attend because her husband, Harvey Waite, died Tuesday at their Brooksville home from pancreatic cancer. Today's town hall meeting will be held 2-3:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, Rosary Hall, 2348 Collier Parkway. At the event, attendees will be able to ask questions on tax reform, learn more about various reform measures pending in Congress and share their views. Linder is the author of the Fair Tax legislation, and the bestselling co-author of "The Fair Tax – Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS." ...more

August 19, 2008

South Florida Community College's Community Education Department is offering a series of Safe Driving Accident Prevention Program courses for drivers who have received a traffic citation. ...more

July 28, 2008

Brett Favre stuck to the script, declining to address his public rift with the Green Bay Packers in an appearance at Lambeau Field on Saturday. ...more

July 20, 2008

Hearts were pounding and smiles were flashing as participants of a three-day camp of Heartland Horses & Handicapped Inc. trotted and cantered around the arena on their last day. ...more

July 18, 2008

Carol Trelease sat at a poker table Saturday morning with $500 worth of chips in front of her. ...more

July 13, 2008