I am not given to writing letters to the editor but have felt compelled with a sense of urgency to respond to the accusations put forward recently by one of our Spring Lakes residents. Having served a little over nine years on the SLID board, my background is quite deep and I can without hesitation say that the current commissioners are not and do not intend to do anything that would be out of line financially or authoritatively on their watch. This is for the most part a thankless job and not a member of the board over the years as far as I know has ever undertook the job of soliciting votes to serve the Spring Lake Community for financial gain. If anything, there are times when I know a board member has requested themselves from voting on an issue that might have questionable ramifications. ...more

December 6, 2009

Six years hasn't been long enough to settle debate about a proposed condominium tower on Bayshore Boulevard. ...more

November 11, 2009

A House committee wants to require women in Florida to get an ultrasound before they can get an abortion. ...more

March 18, 2009

A St. Petersburg police officer has been suspended for two days after she left a woman arrested for a traffic violation in a van for up to 45 minutes while the officer went to get lunch, according to police documents released this afternoon. ...more

February 19, 2009

County Commissioner Jim Adkins could not make himself any plainer Tuesday: "I just want to know how to take the keys out of that bus," he said. ...more

January 28, 2009

There are many reasons to follow college football, but tradition is one of the most compelling. The faces and players change from year to year, but they all share memories that endure, whether they are Gators, Sooners, or from any other school you want to name. ...more

January 8, 2009

Urban Meyer was just a lad, maybe eight or nine years old, when his father took him to his first college football game. They were at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, watching the hometown UC Bearcats play Wichita State. The game didn't generate many headlines around the country, of course, but for the world stopped that day for the boy from a small Ohio town. ...more

January 7, 2009

Some people look at the NFL's convoluted playoff possibilities and cringe. ...more

December 24, 2008

FOOTBALL Sanctions continue for NCT; Friday's game at Central High is ruled a forfeit win for the Bears. BEARS: NO MAKEUP GAME IS EXPECTED ...more

November 12, 2008

So, Hillsborough County led the state in voter complaints. Was there ever a doubt that this election would be one more opportunity for Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson to add to his inglorious legacy? ...more

November 12, 2008