The home Pakita Daughma now calls "home" came as a complete surprise just over a year ago. ...more

November 24, 2009

William R. Davis, the custodian at Springhead Elementary School in Plant City, was honored Tuesday as Hillsborough County's instructional support employee of the year. ...more

April 1, 2009

William R. Davis, the custodian at Springhead Elementary School in Plant City, is Hillsborough County's instructional support employee of the year. ...more

March 31, 2009

Adding another 1,500 square feet to a total of 19,500 square feet doesn't sound like much. ...more

March 20, 2009

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March 1, 2009

Find The Money In reading "Johnson Overspent By $940,000," (Feb. 4), it raised two questions. I spent over 10 years as a federal funds custodian while in the military. The only way to lose money is through "petty" cash, which most organizations limit and control wisely. ...more

February 8, 2009

Good-bye summer gas tax holiday. Hello, higher gas taxes. ...more

July 21, 2008

A federal judge in Virginia has granted bail for Sami Al-Arian while he awaits a trial in August on contempt charges. But it was unclear whether Al-Arian will be released from custody, because government authorities are still trying to hold him in immigration detention pending his deportation, according to a blog post by Jonathan Turley, one of Al-Arian's attorneys. ...more

July 10, 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

TAMPA - Several custodians pleaded with the city council this morning to save their jobs. The city council is scheduled to decide today whether to turn janitorial services over to a private firm. ...more

June 26, 2008