It's the day after Sydney Harding's 3-month birthday. Her mother has just completed her first full week back at work after maternity leave. ...more

May 10, 2008

Commissioner Pay Should Be Based On Per Capita Income One way to help the county budget would be to change the way the salary for a county commissioner is determined. The job of county commissioner is a part-time job, but the salary is almost $60,000 per year. According to the 2000 census, the per capita income for Hernando County was $18,321. This means that we would need to have gotten a 325 percent increase and only work part time since 2000 to break even with these part-time employees ...more

February 19, 2008

Bored with the same old look in its ads, Bradenton-based Bealls department stores put out the word that it is looking locally for fresh faces. ...more

February 19, 2008

Dear Abby: I am a stay-at-home mom with two little girls. My problem is that my father-in-law insists on visiting us when his son - my husband - is at work. I find it weird and imposing. I have already voiced my discomfort to my husband. He tells me I am being ridiculous and selfish. Is that so? ...more

January 13, 2008

TAMPA Since Tiarra Anderson was 9, basketball has been the only thing to give her hope. ...more

December 24, 2007

AVON PARK — A group of retired men at South Florida Community College are proving retirement doesn't necessarily mean they stop working completely. ...more

December 18, 2007

Dunedin studio fire shocks its members ...more

December 11, 2007

One would think after 36 years of fighting fire, Dennis Hackett would be ready to put down the hose and hang up his helmet. ...more

December 5, 2007

Another Year, Same Old Question Why do the Hernando County Commissioners make more money doing a part-time job, than Hernando County deputies do when they put their lives on the line for everyone? ...more

November 29, 2007

Bonnie Brown was fresh from a nasty divorce in 1999, living with her sister and uncertain of her future. On a lark, she answered an ad for an in-house masseuse at Google. She was offered the part-time job, which started out at $450 a week but also included a pile of Google stock options. ...more

November 18, 2007