Firearms Foresight While it seems other readers found irony in placing a large ad for gun sales in a paper whose headline included at least two horrific examples of gun violence, I found the ad timely and appropriate. ...more

March 16, 2009

If Brian Blair is wondering why fellow Republicans did not vote for him in the recent election, he should know that it is certainly not because of Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner's campaign. I didn't even know much about Beckner, but I voted for him because I was sick and tired of Blair trying to remove our Wetlands Management Division of the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. ...more

March 13, 2009

An air pollution advisory is in effect for Hillsborough County until Wednesday. ...more

May 6, 2008

RIVERVIEW – The deadly ammonia cloud that caused hundreds to be evacuated last night is almost contained this morning, more than 12 hours after a 16-year-old boy drilled a hole into the pipeline. Residents and business operators, however, are restricted from returning to the area just north of U.S. 301 and Riverview Drive. ...more

November 13, 2007