I have to figure the politicians are reading the same mail I am. There is a lot of it, it's depressing and it's angry. Last week, most of you took off on a column that talked about retirement and our expectations for making it in a collapsing economy. ...more

July 21, 2008

Gregory A. Rice, head of the planning and community development division for the city of Ashland, Ky., for the last four years, is Dunedin's new director of planning and development services. ...more

July 19, 2008

When students at Florida College Academy head back to class in August, they'll find a new face leading them. ...more

July 12, 2008

HOUSTON — A man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for stabbing his roommate to death after an argument in their Houston apartment about stinky feet. ...more

July 8, 2008

DUNEDIN – Gregory A. Rice, head of the planning and community development division for the city of Ashland, Ky., for the last four years, has been named Dunedin's director of planning and development services. Dunedin City Manager Robert DiSpirito said Thursday Rice was selected from a slate of 19 finalists compiled during a nationwide search. ...more

June 19, 2008

TAMPA -- Police are searching for two men who held up a Hillsborough Avenue Shell station on Sunday. Tampa police say the two men came into the gas station at 2356 W. Hillsborough Ave. about 11:30 p.m. Sunday. One pulled a gun and ordered the clerk to open the cash register while the other robber emptied the register. ...more

June 17, 2008

BRADENTON A robber took back his note this morning as he made off with cash from the register at a Bradenton Burger King. ...more

June 15, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Thelma Becker has been on a mission to "feed my sheep" since 1994, when she founded Manna Ministries. Becker is stepping down as director at the food pantry for health reasons. Marlene Christiansen will become the new director. Manna supplies 50 pounds of food and up to 20 pieces of clothing each month to clients who are screened for eligibility, based on income. The non-profit organization is donation driven. Memorial United Methodist Church donates the Ministries its home at 416 Kent Avenue. ...more

May 28, 2008

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May 27, 2008

HOLIDAY – A man robbed a Sweetbay pharmacy this afternoon, and Pasco County Sheriff's deputies are investigating. The robbery happened at about 11:30 a.m., when a man carrying a gun wrapped in newspaper demanded that a pharmacy clerk give him OxyContin, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. The clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of the drug, and the robber fled the store. ...more

May 23, 2008