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Mosquito bites prove deadly

8/10/2010 11:47:52 AM

Two local deaths in the Tampa Bay area, including that of a baby, have shed a critical light on the risk to families from eastern equine encephalitis, a disease spread by mosquito bites. According to the Florida Department of Health, people older than 70 and younger than 15 years-old are at greatest risk. 
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Sex sting a warning to parents

8/18/2010 5:03:58 PM
Kudos to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and his team for orchestrating the massive sting of alleged prospective sex predators earlier this week. The scope of their arrests is both surprising and alarming, and a huge warning to parents with children using the internet.
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Expert: baby slap required intervention

8/19/2010 1:05:00 PM
The story about a flight attendant intervening when a stressed mother slapped her 14-month daughter while on a Southwest Airlines flight obviously will trigger public debate about whether parents should ever slap their children, says Barbara Rittner, an associate dean in the University at Buffalo School of Work and expert on child welfare risk assessment.
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