Donna Goss Raye of Port Richey says the ban on throwing beads enforced during the 2009 Chasco Fiesta street parade in New Port Richey. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Senate has put off until next week a final vote on a $410 billion catchall spending bill. ...more

March 5, 2009

Dear Abby: My husband and I attended the wedding of two dear friends. The groom's mother, "Millie," made party favors for all the guests - little gift bags containing sugar-coated almonds and, because the bride and groom are animal lovers, a small glass animal. A few days later, a friend brought her teenage daughter to our home. The daughter admired the two glass animals, so I gave them to her. ...more

January 11, 2009

If you financed a car with a small down-payment, there's a good chance you're upside-down on your loan, meaning you owe more than the vehicle's worth. ...more

December 28, 2008

A law firm representing a former city police officer is threatening to sue the city for more than $200,000 because officials have not rehired or reinstated him. ...more

December 24, 2008

A law firm representing a former city police officer is threatening to sue the city for more than $200,000 because officials have not rehired or reinstated him. Kenneth Fong, whose allegations of payroll discrepancies ignited a scandal that led to the resignation of former police Chief Russell Barnes in August, is seeking lost pay and compensatory damages from the city, according to a letter sent to City Manager Steve Spina. Tampa attorney Steven G. Wenzel also asserts in the letter that Fong was not reinstated or rehired by the department as retaliation for whistle-blowing activities that led to Barnes' resignation, the reassignment of a city detective and embarrassment to city officials. By Wenzel's calculations, the city should pay "well in excess of $200,000," even if Fong is reinstated as a police officer ...more

December 22, 2008

When Can We Expect Relief? Just a few months ago oil was at $145 a barrel. Yesterday it closed at $46. Effectively a 68 percent drop. Gasoline was $4 a gallon and is now about $1.83 - a 54 percent drop. ...more

December 6, 2008

There was food aplenty but fewer guests than expected to share the feast as volunteers for THORN Ministries traveled to several locations in Tampa frequented by the homeless to deliver Thanksgiving dinners. ...more

November 27, 2008

Stabins Childish It is an embarrassment and an outrage to read of Jeff Stabins' "thank you" to Linda Hayward. I cannot believe he is so idiotic and childish to have sent her this. ...more

November 22, 2008

The mother was running out of more than patience when she abandoned her 18-year-old daughter at a hospital over the weekend under Nebraska's safe-haven law. ...more

November 14, 2008