Regarding J. Ron Smith's letter in the Sept. 4 issue. Mr. Smith is concerned because "Rep. Rooney had already made up his mind to vote against the health care reform bill, no matter the content." Well, from what I have read in this newspaper, Rep. Tom Rooney has done something that virtually no Democrat congressperson has done so far; he actually read the bill (HR 3200.) ...more

September 11, 2009

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June 19, 2009

In church on Sunday, before the service started, I observed a young girl between 10 and 12 years old walking up and down the aisle, greeting people with the aplomb of a 40 year old. ...more

December 31, 2008

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November 22, 2008

It is fair to say that no one will ever confuse "filmmaker" Paul Little with Frank Capra, perhaps churning out flicks like "It's A Wonderful Urinal," "Mr. Smith Goes Wee-Wee" or "It Happened One Night - And You Don't Want To Know What It Was." ...more

June 10, 2008

Hernando Today obituaries. ...more

November 15, 2007

TAMPA - At first, the girl's mother didn't quite believe her. The Pierce Middle School sixth-grader complained that her teacher was weird, that he kept touching her head and stroking her hair. "As a parent," the mother said, "you think it's an innocent thing." She asked her daughter whether she should go to the school and talk with him. " 'No, no, no, Mom,' " the mother said, quoting her daughter. "'He'll get mad.'" "It became apparent to me that he wanted to get my daughter into a position where he could molest her," she said. Last week, the girl, now 13, and another female student filed lawsuits against the Hillsborough County School Board. The suits allege negligence and infliction of emotional distress. ...more

October 19, 2007