School districts could opt for a four-day school week under a measure proposed by an Ormond Beach lawmaker. ...more

February 13, 2009

Donald Brush and Elizabeth Mansfield rely on THE Bus for just about everything. ...more

November 16, 2008

Grandpa Pete wakes up early so he can get to school and help children off the bus. He bakes brownies on the weekends, making sure he has extras for the teachers. He will stop whatever he is doing to answer a question or listen to a problem. ...more

October 22, 2008

Grandpa Pete wakes up early so he can get to school and help children off the bus. He bakes brownies on the weekends, making sure he has extras for the teachers. He will stop whatever he is doing to answer a question or listen to a problem. ...more

October 22, 2008

It occurred to me ... that I could also be saving gas, putting fewer miles on my leased car and reducing my carbon footprint if I joined them by biking along Bayshore. ...more

July 10, 2008

When 91-year-old Louis Neckar of Safety Harbor lost his wife of 64 years, he became very lonely. ...more

June 14, 2008

There'll be a whole lotta shakin' goin' on during the annual Hernando County budget hearings that begin in June. ...more

May 7, 2008

Dear Abby: A friend was diagnosed with cancer. A single woman living alone, she rallied a group of co-workers, friends and neighbors to donate their time to help her with a variety of tasks. These included driving her back and forth to chemo and doctor appointments, fixing meals, cleaning her house (she has OCD and was superpicky about every detail, including cleaning the cat box), sleeping over to make sure she was OK (we had only a lumpy couch because she refused to set up a bed in one of her two vacant bedrooms!) and handling a variety of other tasks. ...more

January 27, 2008

People can sound off on the proposed doubling of county bus fares at a public hearing Tuesday. ...more

January 21, 2008

People with opinions about the proposed doubling of county bus fares can sound off at a public hearing this Tuesday. Stung by higher gasoline prices and other expenses, Pasco County commissioners are contemplating bus fares of $1 per rider starting on March 1. The standard charge now is 50 cents. ...more

January 19, 2008