Longtime Boy Scouting volunteer and businessman Dean Snyder will be honored Tuesday at an annual fundraiser to benefit the Boy Scouts of America, Gulf Ridge Council. ...more

January 28, 2009

Democrats lined up for a chance to unseat U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis. Now the freshman Republican faces Democratic primary winner Bill Mitchell, a 61-year-old employment lawyer with an office in downtown Tampa and a home in Carrollwood. ...more

October 19, 2008

Here in the busy heart of his hometown, John Dicks couldn't find a stranger if he tried. Stranger? Heck. Dicks would be hard pressed to find anyone who begrudged him anything besides his dauntless attachment to the Florida Gators. ...more

October 5, 2008

By now most of us have become so inured to the jibber-jabber of campaign advertising that if we turned on the television and heard a commercial accusing a candidate of being a lying, conniving, race-baiting, drug-dealing, sex-crazed Satanist, most of us would probably idly shrug and say: "That's nice. Would you pass the salt, Bertha?" ...more

September 18, 2008

John Dicks, who finished second in last month's heated Democratic primary for the 9th Congressional District, has filed a lawsuit accusing the winner of libelous campaign advertisements. ...more

September 17, 2008

John Dicks, who finished second in a heated Democratic primary for the 9th Congressional District in August, has filed a lawsuit accusing the winner of libelous campaign advertisements. ...more

September 16, 2008

La acusación de que gastó demasiado dinero en viajes no detuvo a que los votantes reeligieran a Susan Valdés para un segundo término como miembro de la Junta Escolar del Condado de Hillsborough. Valdés ganó con un amplio margen. ...more

August 27, 2008

A strong finish in Pasco County helped Carrollwood lawyer Bill Mitchell win the hotly contested U.S. House District 9 Democratic primary race. He will face Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor, in the general election. ...more

August 27, 2008

Here's a rundown of some of the hot races and issues facing voters in November: Hillsborough County supervisor of elections: The race pits incumbent Buddy Johnson against Phyllis Busansky. ...more

August 27, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: Here our recommendations in today's primary election. To read the complete analyses, check out the Tribune's opinion page on tbo.com. ...more

August 26, 2008