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Out here, it helps to be your own best friend
Once a testing ground for nuclear weapons, the remote Pacific island gives the term "isolation" a whole new meaning.

Picking up pace of Pasco's planners
It's probably a complaint as old as Imperial Rome, when the builders of the Colosseum griped about the emperor's toga-wearing minions monkeying with their construction plans.

Get your 2 cents worth in now
Lawmakers have set a Dec. 4 deadline for voters to request a hearing to offer suggestions for the next legislative session.

Commission must stand firm on school impact fee
For more than three years, Pasco County Commissioners have bandied about a new impact fee to help finance school construction. The discussions have lasted so long, a majority of commission seats and the county attorney's post have changed hands in the meantime.

Find Christmas gifts at gathering
The Dade City Woman's Club is co-sponsoring the 6th annual "County Christmas Gathering" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 37922 Palm Ave. Handcrafted Christmas and unique gift items will be displayed and refreshments will be served. Children can make their own creative Christmas ornaments, sponsored by Kountry Kids Korner. Admission is $1. For information, call (352) 583-4302.

United Way's shopping event set for Saturday
The United Way is having its annual holiday shopping extravaganza from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the northwest parking lot of the Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, 14000 Fivay Road, Hudson. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of Pasco. For information, call (727) 819-5201.