Three days after losing her bid for a third term on the county commission, Diane Rowden says she is regrouping and figuring out what's next. ...more

November 9, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — Republicans kept control of the Florida Legislature by a comfortable margin Tuesday despite a Democratic tide that swept across much of the rest of the nation. ...more

November 4, 2008

If you want to avoid being the only one at church 60 minutes early tomorrow morning, remember to set your clock back one hour before going to bed tonight. ...more

November 1, 2008

Voters in much of Pinellas County will cast ballots for their representatives in the Florida House of Representatives this November. Five district races are being contested. One features a write-in slot, and in another, a challenger has withdrawn even though her name remains on the ballot. ...more

October 27, 2008

Friends of an 18-year-old woman who investigators say was brutally raped and beaten at Bloomingdale Regional Library in April once again are turning to the community for help. ...more

October 22, 2008

Dear Editor: In 2007, the Florida Legislature amended section 393.0661, Florida Statues, to implement a four-tiered waiver system to serve clients with developmental disabilities in the DD and Family and Supported Living Waivers. ...more

October 19, 2008

Some people have one career, Elton Gissendanner has several. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Weather Service, the U.S. National Weather Service and the Georgia Air National Guard Weather Service. He graduated magna cum laude in 1955 as a doctor of veterinary medicine. He was twice the mayor of North Miami in the 1960s, he was a state representative for two years in-between mayoral terms, he worked on Gov. Bob Graham's staff from 1978-79, and directed the Florida Department of Natural Resources from 1979 to 1987. ...more

October 12, 2008

Scott Thompson of Winter Haven has deep roots in Florida citrus and ranching. He is from the third generation citrus growers, cattle ranchers and farmers. ...more

October 12, 2008

When she was in her mid-20s, Denise Grimsley, now 48 and a registered nurse, never dreamed she would get involved in politics. That changed when her father became ill in the mid-1990s and she stepped in to run his petroleum and convenience store businesses. ...more

October 12, 2008

In national politics, the Kennedys and the Bushes are America's first families. In Florida politics, Ben Hill Griffin and his grandchildren take that title. ...more

October 12, 2008