Janet Coats, executive editor of the Tampa Tribune, is stepping down from her position today. ...more

December 18, 2009

Janet Coats, executive editor of The Tampa Tribune, will step down from her position Dec. 18, she announced to staff of The Tampa Tribune, WFLA-TV and TBO.com on Monday. ...more

December 8, 2009

Didn't plan on missing that anniversary deadline. Of course I didn't plan to be still sitting here at the Type and Gripe factory after 40 years either. My mom is still waiting for me to get out and find a real job, or at least something respectable. ...more

October 28, 2009

The Land O' Lakes office of The Pasco Tribune has moved to a new location: 4450 Pet Lane, Building 2, Unit 120, Lutz FL 33559. ...more

April 26, 2009

I saw that Ronda Bumgardner resigned as your "Straight Answers" columnist. What's going to happen with the column? - Readers. ...more

March 15, 2009

Anyone who believes that Tom Daschle, who by the way has an ego as big as a semi, willingly withdrew his nomination, well, I have a bridge to sell you. It is obvious that the firestorm caused by the Geithner tax cheating exposure and Obama's subsequent holding fast, that nomination could not be duplicated. The Daschle nomination was a no-win situation growing worse daily by every newsroom definition. ...more

February 9, 2009

8:49 p.m.: Every election night here at the News Center, students from the University of South Florida come in to volunteer. ...more

November 4, 2008

6:00 p.m.: Sometimes "big problems" at the voting precincts aren't really big problems at all. But that's how issues are often characterized by the time they reach a reporter's ears. ...more

November 4, 2008

The Ledger will lay off 36 employees, the publisher at The New York Times Co. newspaper in Lakeland announced Thursday. ...more

August 10, 2008

You don't think about things like retirement when you're starting out on that first job. Oh, someone from human resources sends a notice telling you the benefits of the company thrift plan and maybe you sign up, but you don't give it much thought. ...more

July 16, 2008