Airman 1st Class Stephen Guerre recently reported for duty at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, S.C. ...more

December 9, 2009

Court records show Joe Jackson doesn't plan to help raise Michael Jackson's children. ...more

August 4, 2009

Finally our local government is making common-sense decisions. The Tampa Sports Authority made a decision not to give the front-runner for the vacant executive director post a $10,000 stipend to help pay his mortgages. This man is already making a six-figure income and wanted help from the taxpayer. Two members of the three-member executive committee voted to not give him this money. To them I say well done. ...more

July 27, 2009

A house fire that engulfed the home of Trent Lampkin's great-uncle not only took the elderly Anthony Stevens' life but also left Lampkin and his family homeless. ...more

January 22, 2009

When he ran for county commissioner, James Adkins loudly proclaimed his stance as a fiscal conservative. ...more

November 27, 2008

New county boss says budget demands it ...more

November 27, 2008

Kudos to Commissioner Carlson for asking "Where's the money coming from?" and then voting "no" to voluntarily reducing county revenue. The other commissioners should have followed the rookie's lead. Instead, the majority approved measures (senior citizen tax break and combat troop stipend) which had been turned down or tabled back when the county had the money to spend. What's the logic; now that we can't afford it, we'll do it? I'm not addressing the merits of either proposal, but neither should the commission have. The county should simply not entertain requests for exemptions or expenditures from special interest groups until its revenue stream is stable; tax reductions have consequences. ...more

November 25, 2008

Stephanie Fry keeps dreaming about her dead father. ...more

October 22, 2008

Grandpa Pete wakes up early so he can get to school and help children off the bus. He bakes brownies on the weekends, making sure he has extras for the teachers. He will stop whatever he is doing to answer a question or listen to a problem. ...more

October 22, 2008

Grandpa Pete wakes up early so he can get to school and help children off the bus. He bakes brownies on the weekends, making sure he has extras for the teachers. He will stop whatever he is doing to answer a question or listen to a problem. ...more

October 22, 2008