NEW YORK - Should auld acquaintance be forgot? Or maybe shredded? ...more

December 29, 2008

I didn't think the disposal of 100 billion plastic bags a year in this country was all that much. Los Angeles, however, does and is apparently leading the country in adopting legislation to eliminate the "paper or plastic" option by banning the plastic bag. Elsewhere some retailers are voluntarily doing the same. Still there is a group of us around who share a kind of save-it-just-in-case mentality. We recycle stuff by using it for purposes never dreamed of by the inventors. In fact we would be very tempted to sign a "Save the Bag" petition if one started making the rounds. Sure a "bring a bag to market" or "rent a bag" movement is admirable, but how often do you simply pop into a supermarket just for a quart of milk only to get a text message from someone at home with a list long enough to fill up two carts? ...more

May 2, 2008

TAMPA - Anxious to visit her mother undergoing surgery in South Carolina, Sophia Teague stuffed her paid bills into her mailbox and lifted the flag to signal the mail carrier. ...more

February 13, 2008

M&I Bank sponsored "ShredFest" in Brandon last week as local residents, organizations and businesses took advantage of the bank's invitation to safely dispose of sensitive documents to prevent identity theft. ...more

January 30, 2008

M&I Bank is inviting individuals and businesses to bring documents they no longer need to a mass paper shredding Tuesday to help protect people from identity theft. ...more

January 19, 2008

TAMPA – Firefighters say a fire burning at a Port of Tampa business is still going strong, sending a plume of smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air. ...more

November 30, 2007

Vernon Lambeth had fulfilled a dream. After years of work as an electrician in California, Lambeth, 60, saved enough money to buy a house and orange grove on Lake Clinch in Frostproof, his childhood home. Lambeth moved to Frostproof with his wife and three children about two years ago. ...more

November 22, 2007

BARTOW - A worker was killed Tuesday when he was sucked into an industrial shredding machine, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

November 21, 2007

South Shore residents recently got the opportunity to dispose of all the paperwork clogging up their home storage space in a safe and secure way. ...more

November 7, 2007