This year's recipient of Hillsborough County's Moral Courage Award said renaming the award for the late conservative activist and businessman Ralph Hughes will bog down the honor in never-ending controversy. ...more

September 17, 2008

Until his recent win in the Democratic primary, District 6 Hillsborough County Commission candidate Kevin Beckner had never run for office. Never felt compelled to. ...more

September 12, 2008

With the finish line of the long presidential race in sight, the battle for Florida and other key swing states now becomes a two-month sprint, with voters having a choice now of not only ideology, but also history. ...more

September 7, 2008

With the finish line of the long presidential race in sight, the battle for Florida and other key swing states now becomes a two-month sprint, with voters having a choice now of not only ideology, but also history. ...more

September 7, 2008

An Army reservist will be reinstated in her former job and paid $2,500 under a lawsuit settlement reached Thursday between the U.S. Department of Justice and Hillsborough County Circuit Court Clerk Pat Frank's office. ...more

August 22, 2008

The official records department of the Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Court will move to a new location Aug. 18. ...more

July 28, 2008

When Pat Frank took her seat as a freshman state senator nearly 30 years ago, she had no intention of paying the customary deference to the powerful Senate rules chairman, Dempsey Barron. ...more

July 5, 2008

Where Were Journalists? "Dishing On Hillary" (Commentary, June 15) featured guest columns by three individuals whom I hold in very high esteem: the honorable Sandy Freedman, Clerk of Courts Pat Frank and historian Doris Weatherford. Freedman, Frank and Weatherford echoed what many of us have said for months. Though a Clinton supporter, my concern in this instance is apolitical. My concern is the same when Barack Obama suffers racial slurs and John McCain is judged incompetent to lead because of his age. ...more

June 22, 2008

Sheriff David Gee and Clerk of Court Pat Frank each secured another four-year term Friday when the deadline passed for candidates to qualify to run, and nobody vied for their seats. ...more

June 21, 2008

Don't Be So Bitter Regarding "Dishing On Hillary" (Commentary, June 15): I understand what Pat Frank, Doris Weatherford and Sandy Freedman are saying. I mostly understand because I remember how I felt in 1956 when in high school trying out for cheerleading; everyone knew the selection committee would only pick one black girl, and she better not look too black. I was the one. ...more

June 20, 2008