Tampa Bay's seagrass destruction by boaters is inexcusable and irresponsible. There are two thoughts about stopping this destruction. The majority side says do nothing and leave the responsibility for changing boater behavior to law enforcement. The other side says take action with a management plan that's positive and meaningful. Cost associated with enforcement in today's financial climate is a "pie in the sky attitude," not reality. To those guides and sport fishermen who support enforcement over management, policies stopping outboard destruction of seagrasses amounts to saying, "We care little about the bay's underwater habitat, the nurseries for juvenile fish." ...more

February 4, 2009

Former emergency management director Tom Leto, fired Friday for allegedly having a romantic affair with his secretary, said he will appeal to the county's personnel advisory board (PAB). ...more

May 13, 2008

Former emergency management director Tom Leto, fired Friday for allegedly having a romantic affair with his secretary, said he will appeal to the county's personnel advisory board (PAB). ...more

May 12, 2008

Federal regulators on Monday said they are ready to discipline Internet service providers who secretly favor certain types of data traffic, like Web surfing, over others, like file sharing. ...more

February 25, 2008

The University of Florida announced Monday it is postponing an appearance by assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian after the controversy over police use of a Taser on a student during Sen. John Kerry's speech. ...more

October 2, 2007