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Zephyrhills Won't Pursue Grant to Fix Downtown Flooding

With money tight, Zephyrhills won't apply for a matching grant to fix flooding problems downtown. ...more

September 23, 2008

Frustration Takes Open Mic

About 250 people crowded into the cafeteria at Burns Middle School on Sept. 8 for the second in a series of seven town hall meetings Superintendent MaryEllen Elia called "open mic time." ...more

September 17, 2008

Woman Forms Grief Support Group In Ruskin

The sudden death of her 60-year-old father in 1969 was Lucille Malaney's first personal experience with tragic loss. She was 27 and stationed at an Air Force base in California; her family home was in Vermont. ...more

September 17, 2008

Buses, SpringBoard Dominate Elia's 'Open Mike' Night

About 250 people crowded into the cafeteria at Burns Middle School on Monday for the second in a series of seven town hall meetings Superintendent MaryEllen Elia called "open mike time." ...more

September 9, 2008

Schools Built Too Fast, China Says

Nearly four months after China's devastating earthquake, a government scientist acknowledged Thursday that a rush to build schools in recent years likely led to construction flaws that caused so many of them to collapse. ...more

September 5, 2008

Disgraced Detroit Mayor Resigns To Serve Jail Time

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was driven from office Thursday in a deal with prosecutors that will send him to jail and put an end to the sex scandal that embarrassed this chronically struggling city and preoccupied its government for months. ...more

September 5, 2008

TIA Aims To Keep Airlines' Costs Low

Tampa International and other airports are taking steps to moderate the fees they charge airlines in the coming months as carriers struggle with high fuel costs and consider additional schedule and route cuts. ...more

September 3, 2008

2 New Shops Let You Decorate On A Dime

Looking for bargains in a tough economy? Carrollwood shoppers have new alternatives. ...more

September 3, 2008

Al-Maliki Alters Withdrawal Pact Team

At the "make-or-break" stage of talks with the United States on the withdrawal of American troops in Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has swept aside his negotiating team and replaced it with three of his closest aides, a reshuffle that some officials involved in the discussions warn risks sabotaging the agreement. ...more

August 31, 2008