John Shuey's letter ("Union bashing," Nov. 4) tries to point out the evils of management while vainly attempting to show the virtues of unionism. Let me point out to him that while unions did play an important role during the early 20th century in ridding the many abuses that management was guilty of, this is no longer the case. ...more

November 8, 2009

TAMPA Jacey Laundree, the sister of one of the two Apollo Beach restaurant workers who said they were kidnapped and raped in August by three unknown attackers, spoke out Monday night about the impact the incident has had on her family. Rigoberto Moron Martinez, Vicente Reyes-Carbajal and 13-year-old Jose Walle were charged in the rapes as well as in a similar attack at a St. Petersburg restaurant in July. Martinez also faces another rape charge in Hillsborough County. ...more

November 18, 2008

Nylon rope, black electrical tape and a condom were among items seized during a search of an SUV linked to the rape and kidnapping of two Apollo Beach restaurant workers, according to documents released today by prosecutors in Hillsborough County. The evidence will likely be used in the case against Rigoberto Moron Martinez, Vicente Reyes-Carbajal and 13-year-old Jose Walle. The trio are charged with the Apollo Beach rapes on Aug. 15 as well as a similar attack at a St. Petersburg restaurant in July. The evidence was listed among 300 pages of discovery typically shared among lawyers prior to trial. The documents also reveal that one of the Apollo Beach rape victims had duct tape in her hair when deputies found her along I-75 in Manatee County just hours after the rape. The women were held for several hours against their will and repeatedly sexually assaulted, then dumped along the highway, where they used a roadside phone to call for help. ...more

November 13, 2008

Jose Walle, 13, will be charged as an adult in several rapes in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. illsborough deputies arrested Walle on Aug. 21 along with two men – Rigoberto Moron Martinez and Vicente Reyes-Carbajal. Deputies say the trio were involved in rapes in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in July and August. ...more

September 9, 2008

Immigration officials confirmed Thursday that Hillsborough County deputies and St. Petersburg police contacted them Aug. 5 about the immigration status of Rigoberto Moron Martinez, who later would be charged in the rapes of several women. ...more

August 29, 2008

Immigration officials confirmed today that Hillsborough County deputies and St. Petersburg police contacted them Aug. 5 about the immigration status of Rigoberto Moron Martinez, who later would be charged in the rapes of several women. ...more

August 28, 2008

July 3: A Gibsonton woman is raped, and her boyfriend is attacked. ...more

August 27, 2008

Only Problem Is Illegality Is Bill McCollum a complete moron when it comes to the subject of marijuana or just pandering for the holier-than-thou crowd? ...more

November 10, 2007

CHARLOTTE - OK, let me have it. The Bucs are 3-1 after demolishing Carolina on Sunday and they looked totally the part of a playoff team. Before the season started, I thought they'd be 1-3 at this point. This was one I automatically wrote off as a loss. I was wrong. Let me have it. ...more

September 30, 2007