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Covering the beat -- by bike

[Times photo: Janel Schroeder]
The goal of the sheriff's bike patrol is twofold: help officers get closer to residents and reduce crime. |
Jan Glidewell
Too soon gone, they still live in our hearts
Journalism, for all that we carp about it, is a great career. With any luck and the right management, and I have almost always had both, it gives you a life of a lot of pluses and very few minuses.
Teacher shortage grows worse
The superintendent thinks luring teachers with scholarships may help.
Home is off-road racers haven
He has an action figure and is a celebrity in California. He likes that he is inconspicuous here.
Stepfather, 41, arrested, charged with child abuse
LAND O'LAKES -- A 41-year-old man was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with child abuse, Pasco County Sheriff's deputies said.
Teams show what they know during quest for scholarships
Catholic schools from across the state compete at Saint Leo University. And the winner is . . .
Craft show returns to downtown Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE -- Last year, the traditional spring craft show in downtown Brooksville died for lack of interest.
Dont let court clerk siphon money for new classrooms
Pasco school district officials expected 570 children to attend Sand Pine Elementary school when it opened in August 1998. Instead, 719 children enrolled, putting the Wesley Chapel school at 100 percent capacity immediately.
Regrets to flow from Lake Lisa housing project
Editor: On Feb. 20, the Pasco County Board of Commissioners voted to approve construction for Lake Lisa, a low-income housing project on Regency Park Boulevard in the Embassy Hills subdivision.
PHCCs state bid not automatic
NEW PORT RICHEY -- For the first time since 1998, Pasco-Hernando Community College doesn't have an automatic berth into the state playoffs. Instead, the Conquistadors will have to earn one by winning the Suncoast Conference tournament.
Ex-Cobra needs nickname, knockout
Brian Arthur Chiary was born Nov. 6, 1981 in Stoneham, Massachusetts. An active participant in all sports from baseball to lacrosse, Chiary became a second-degree black belt and began kickboxing as a youngster.
Land OLakes was very good, but not great
It's nice being very good. It means you are much better than average, and better than good. It means you don't do things just well, you do them very well.
21-year-old charged in armed robbery
NEW PORT RICHEY -- A 21-year-old New Port Richey man was arrested Friday after he stole a gold necklace at gunpoint, Pasco sheriff's deputies said.