There are two qualified candidates running to replace the retiring Pasco County Clerk of Circuit Court. It won't be easy for either candidate to fill the shoes of Jed Pittman, who's been in office for more than three decades. ...more

October 22, 2008

Mary E. Wilson, 36, the director of compliance and internal audits with the clerk of courts office, was born in Avon Park and raised in Sebring. She led the audits of the Highlands County library system, the 911 system, the three budget office employees fired because of e-mails and gasoline stolen from county pumps. ...more

October 12, 2008

There are two well-known names running in the Republican primary to be the Pasco Clerk of Circuit Court. Both Paula O'Neil and Dan Tipton have shown their desire to replace Jed Pittman, who is stepping down after more than 30 years of public service. ...more

August 16, 2008

The clerk of the circuit court may have the most responsibility of any elected official. The office is responsible for filing and recording official documents and court records, as well as conducting audits, managing the jury system, providing courtroom clerks, storing evidence, collecting fines and investing county funds, to name just a few duties. ...more

August 5, 2008

Max Pope rolled into this small waterfront city in 1994, with more than two decades of public administration and government experience under his belt. ...more

January 6, 2008

All over the country, newspapers large and small customarily endorse candidates for public office, from the local town or city council right up to the White House. That's not news. But it is news when a paper publishes what amounts to a rare, perhaps even unique, anti-endorsement, and it is national news when the repudiated candidate is running for president. ...more

December 28, 2007

I was surprised at the editorial in Saturday's Hernando Today about the process for choosing the next "best administrator." ...more

December 25, 2007

History will show that Pasco's county-attorney-in-waiting was the commission's unanimous choice. ...more

November 10, 2007

Two weeks ago, County Commissioner Pat Mulieri was prepared to appoint Chief Assistant County Attorney Barbara Wilhite as the successor to her retiring boss - and it appeared the commissioner had the needed two votes of support. ...more

November 7, 2007

DADE CITY - In an effort to reach a consensus, Pasco County commissioners voted 5-0 this morning to name Jeffrey Steinsnyder the new county attorney. ...more

November 6, 2007