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Series bid is music to Hernando's ear

[Times photo: Daniel Wallace]
Team packs song for its tourney introduction.

Jan Glidewell
Playing the blame game for obesity? Try a mirror
I usually try to stay away from the subjects that the talk show comedians are all over, because they have better writers and because it makes a subject get stale more quickly.

Bike race lives to see a third year
Organizers say a date set for late this month will help to lure more professional racers.

Tribute paid to power worker
Joshua Gay, a 26-year-old lineman, was electrocuted Tuesday. His funeral is today.

Officials compromise on park plan
Seeking approval from the water district, the county alters its proposal for a swimming area in Weekiwachee Preserve.

Brooksville quarry forever silent
The fate of the limestone mining operation off U.S. 98 has long been sealed. Today, business is officially closed.

Re-enactors to provide history lesson
BUSHNELL -- On Saturday, re-enactors will commemorated the 60th anniversary of America's entry into the global conflict of the 1940s at the fifth annual World War II Commemorative Day at the Dade Battlefield State Historic Site in Bushnell.

Backpacks and a pat on the back
BROOKSVILLE -- Several local organizations want to make going back to school something to celebrate this year.