For nearly 18 years, Sandra Ranell Wilbanks taught technical health classes at Pasco-Hernando Community College under the guise that she was a registered nurse. ...more

June 27, 2008

Sandra Ranell Wilbanks of Shady Hills was arrested Wednesday, accused by Pasco-Hernando Community College of misrepresenting herself as a registered nurse to teach at the school. ...more

June 26, 2008

It Would Never Happen The recent passing of a new sign ordinance and the latest rash of "public control" citations issued by our code enforcement storm troopers have me thinking of times gone by. ...more

February 23, 2008

Two area lawmakers say they recognize material that exploits children when they see it. ...more

February 21, 2008

Michael Mattia of Tarpon Springs critical of city officials' opposition to proposed state property tax system changes. ...more

January 8, 2008

Over the last few weeks numerous articles have appeared stating the Legislature will be looking for more things to tax. There also appeared an article by Curt Kiser ("Florida Needs Tax Reform, Not Tax Relief," Other Views, Nov. 20), a former Florida legislator, advocating finding more things to tax rather than providing any tax relief. There also has been article after article of nothing but the Legislature giving our hard-earned tax monies to special interests. ...more

December 9, 2007

Between March 2002 and March 2004, a Tampa mortgage broker refinanced loans for older homeowners of modest means, scamming more than $400,000 to supplement a legitimate income that came close to six figures a year. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Between March 2002 and March 2004, a Tampa mortgage broker refinanced loans for elderly homeowners of modest means, scamming more than $400,000 to supplement his legitimate income that came close to six figures a year. He testified this morning that he has nothing to show for his two-year windfall except about $1,500 in a bank account. ...more

December 7, 2007

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir, 1911. ...more

December 3, 2007

They often claim to be "top officials" in the Nigerian government and ask you to keep their correspondence top secret, whether it came via e-mail or the Postal Service. ...more

November 21, 2007