[Times photo: Douglas R. Clifford] New home offers independence The Residence at Timber Pines opens its independent living apartments Monday to the first tenants.

May 16, 2000

District may orchestrate increase in fees for band
Students who use school-owned instruments would pay $40 instead of $20 to help keep the instruments in good shape, officials say.

Two killed in 1-car wreck
The two cousins were inseparable, their relatives say. But the driver, 15, shouldn't have been on the road.

New restrictions cut down on water use
The county's third set of water rules in three weeks prompted many phone calls from confused residents.

Letters
No pay gap, research shows
Editor: Re: Jan Glidewell's May 9 column The value of work can't be measured by gender:

A year's study needed before buying laptops
Re: Price of laptops for middle school students soaring, May 11 Hernando Times:

Sports
Saint Leo gets invited to NCAA baseball tournament
No surprise -- Saint Leo is going to the NCAA Division II South Region tournament.