Bonnie Guagliardo knows a thing or two about birthing babies. The Brandon native runs Women's Services at Brandon Regional Hospital. ...more

February 3, 2010

Fifty years after the decline in America's passenger rail service that left Tampa with one daily train, President Obama will award federal stimulus funds to help build a Tampa-Orlando high-speed rail line. The project is expected to create 23,000 construction jobs and energize business development, along with improved mobility planned by late 2014. ...more

January 28, 2010

Transportation, moving people and freight, is an essential ingredient for a strong economy. The time has come to recognize that we must complement our existing road systems with rail alternatives. This is vital as we seek to renew our urban industrial centers and build a stronger future for Florida. ...more

December 7, 2009

The past and present linked when Belle Witter Elementary School celebrated its 50th anniversary recently. ...more

November 25, 2009

Fifty years ago Sunday, 216 people filed into the first service of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and fell far short of filling the Hillsborough High School auditorium. ...more

February 9, 2009

Fifty years ago today 216 people filed into the first service of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and fell far short of filling the Hillsborough High School auditorium. Today was a different story. ...more

February 8, 2009

Fifty years ago, a bearded guerrilla marched triumphantly into Havana and declared victory over a departing dictator. Then he became a despot himself. ...more

January 1, 2009

Editor's note: The following letter was sent to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and is reprinted here at the author's request. ...more

November 13, 2008

It began with four students 50 years ago. It turned into a place that established community traditions and showed possibilities to children who thought they were lazy or dumb. ...more

September 24, 2008

It began with four students 50 years ago. It turned into a place that established community traditions and showed possibilities to children who thought they were lazy or dumb. ...more

September 24, 2008