The silver lining in the jobs-lost numbers is that the Hillsborough County School District can be pickier about teachers it hires for high-need subjects such as math, science, reading and exceptional education. There will be more candidates coming out of private-sector areas hit especially hard by a recessionary economy. ...more

December 3, 2008

Mitchell Kirby is lying in a Tampa General Hospital bed with a broken leg and foot. ...more

November 30, 2008

Axl Rose delayed the release of "Chinese Democracy" for so long that anticipation for it likely peaked five or so years back. In the works since the mid-'90s, the first album of new material to bear the Guns n' Roses name since 1991 can't help but be anticlimactic. ...more

November 23, 2008

When you hear Darwin Leon talk about his art, it sounds so simple. You can feel his passion for the masters. Yet, when you see his work, it is so complex. Darwin Leon describes his art as "classical art of masters in a contemporary mode of expression". ...more

November 12, 2008

Bill Douglas genuinely loves to help people and enjoys serving his community and church. ...more

November 3, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - If Lake Myrtle Elementary School students had their way, the next president would be a character from a storybook ... maybe someone like Nancy Drew. ...more

November 1, 2008

Emily Moody was a television host, reader to the blind and department store heiress. ...more

October 23, 2008

Here are some of the condolences on TBO.com to the family of former city Commissioner Robert Brown, who died Oct. 12 after a battle with cancer. To view the entire guest book, go to Plantcity.tbo.com. ...more

October 22, 2008

The entertainment summit of the season - Sarah Palin and her impersonator, Tina Fey - earned "Saturday Night Live" its best ratings in 14 years. But if you blinked, you might have missed it. ...more

October 20, 2008

Republican Jeff Stabins says he needs another four years on the District 1 county commission board to finish some of the initiatives he started. ...more

October 18, 2008