The state Department of Children & Families will no longer document whether prospective foster parents own a gun. ...more

December 22, 2009

Stinky toilets, crying babies, airless cabins — the Obama administration said today passengers don't have to take it any more. It ordered airlines to let people get off planes delayed on the ground after three hours. ...more

December 21, 2009

Florida's statewide teachers union discouraged local affiliates from endorsing the state's application for up to $700 million in federal stimulus grant money that would require the adoption of merit pay plans. ...more

December 20, 2009

No one received a clear mandate last week, but the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association has a new president and a reshuffled board of trustees. ...more

November 4, 2009

I am the husband of a teacher in Hernando County. Hernando School Board members once again have shown their total and complete lack of respect for their teachers. ...more

October 29, 2009

The end of a leadership era is about to occur in this 85-year-old neighborhood. ...more

October 21, 2009

Two Tampa Tribune editorial writers recently were honored for their work. Opinion Editor Joe Guidry was named the 2009 recipient of the Aldo Leopold Award for Distinguished Editorial Writing by the Wilderness Society. He was cited for his understanding of complex issues in editorials that sought to build public support for protection of the country's national heritage. ...more

August 30, 2009

Staff report Members of the Sun City Center Community Association Board of Directors are urging Hillsborough County commissioners to maintain the County's Consumer Protection Agency, which is at risk for being cut as the county reviews its possible cost-cutting measures. ...more

August 5, 2009

Sunset Park Homeowners Association President Marlin Anderson, left, presented Coleman Middle School Principal Michael Hoskinson with a $300 check on May 26. The check was a donation from the homeowners' association to help defray expenses associated with grounds improvements at the school's track area, which the community uses when school is not in session. Hoskinson plans to use the money to buy a permanent water fountain, which he hopes will help reduce the number of water bottles left on the campus. ...more

June 24, 2009

Bankrupt TOUSA, the parent company of the home builder that developed Live Oak Preserve, is wrapping up all of its construction projects, selling off its inventory of homes and not planning to build any new ones. ...more

April 1, 2009