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Doing double duty

[Times photo: Maurice Rivenbark]
The local National Guard unit finds itself trying to strike a balance between fighting brush fires and preparing for combat. |
Return brings time to reminisce, look forward
Hello again, Hernando.
Others may tap county's water
Tampa Bay area counties, searching for water, are mulling the Weeki Wachee River or a Hernando well field. But the planning is long-term, officials say.
Let kids be kids at graduations
Even though temperatures outside the gymnasium were in the upper 50s, it was sweltering inside, where almost 1,000 people had gathered for the 8 p.m. commencement exercises at the high school in Milan, Tenn.
Fluoride pills provide cheaper alternative to fluoridated water
Editor: Re: It's ignorant to just reject fluoridation, May 20 letter to the editor from Dominick A. Ruggiero Jr.:
Major setback
One step away from the major leagues, Oakland A's pitcher Bert Snow sustains an elbow injury that requires surgery. Now he faces a year of waiting and working, with only uncertainly at the end.
Government meetings
Brooksville City Council, City Hall, council chambers, 201 Howell Ave., Brooksville. Public hearing at 6 p.m. to address community development needs and if any can be met with the use of funds from the Community Development Block Grant program. Regular City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Agenda: Selection of engineering firm for downtown revitalization project.
'To The Contrary' features Thurman
INVERNESS -- U.S. Rep. Karen Thurman, D-Dunnellon, will be featured on To The Contrary, a national program scheduled for noon today on WUSF-Ch. 16.