Martha Murray says officials of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Suncoast officials were barking up the wrong tree in her surprise dismissal as executive director. SPCA board members say they wish Murray well, but call interim Executive Director Gail Armstrong a "visionary leader" in a press release. ...more

March 18, 2009

An on-duty "make out session," that a witness compared to the movie "Casablanca," has prompted the sheriff to draft a policy that outlaws nonplatonic relationships between supervisors and subordinates. ...more

September 6, 2008

Citing a litany of improper management practices dating back to 1999, the county administrator has suspended County Engineer and Department of Public Works Manager Charles Mixson for 10 business days and demanded he take steps to reorganize his department during a subsequent six-month probationary period. ...more

August 30, 2008

The Miami Herald's analysis probably said it best: The big winners in the new state budget are prison builders; the big losers are public schools. ...more

May 6, 2008

AVON PARK — Given the chance both confidentially and in a public meeting to critique Norman Stephens' performance as president of South Florida Community College, no one on the Board of Trustees had anything negative to say. As part of Stephens' contract, he is subject to annual performance reviews by the board members, which are completed confidentially, as per Florida law. ...more

February 1, 2008

Oliver Thomas Bernsdorff exceeded expectations as an adult education teacher for Pinellas County, according to his performance reviews. ...more

December 18, 2007