at least in theory - local contractors getting preference in bidding for goods and services contracts. Final wording changes are needed before the rules are changed. ...more

August 27, 2008

The Sertoma Junior Golf Tour keeps getting bigger and better. The summer golf tour, which is for ages 5-18, wrapped up a highly successful 14th-year with a season-ending two-day tournament and awards banquet on Sunday. ...more

August 19, 2008

Mayor Pam was being at least a little reflective as she worked over her ropa vieja. ...more

July 25, 2008

For the second consecutive year, Dave Grabowski will lead a West Pasco Majors Little League team to a state tournament. ...more

July 24, 2008

Six teams went 3-0 Sunday in the Little League Section 7 All-Star Tournament at Bicentennial Park, earning berths in the Little League state tournaments for each class. ...more

July 17, 2008

As I ride along U.S. 27, I look out on Lake Jackson. As I look past the weeds, where there is sand, I notice people out there with chairs, coolers and some of them who can get their boats afloat, boats. Where there is sand and water people tend to go to the beach, have fun, swim, relax and just have a good time. I further notice that none of them choose to sit in the weeds. It's still unimaginable that we spent over $70,000 to remove some of the weeds from the dry lake bed, and maintain the so called "native" weeds. Weeds are unsightly. Weeds are weeds. A weed by any other name is still a weed. We pick them from our lawns and flower beds. We poison them to get rid of them. But then along comes someone with a grant to grow them. Who decides that we should have weeds growing where there will again someday be a lake? We don't need to cultivate weeds where there should, and eventually will be, water. Something for boat props to get tangled in. Now I've noticed that we are maintaining the weeds. We are mowing weeds in a lake bed. I wonder how much that is costing and who is paying that bill? ...more

July 3, 2008

Parental Involvement ...more

June 17, 2008

Tom Berte has seen a lot of sad, angry, frustrated faces pass his way since 2003, when he became the security guard on duty outside the Tampa Bay Rays clubhouse at Tropicana Field. ...more

June 1, 2008

Florida summers are a great time for planting. One good storm can drop 1 to 3 inches of rain, which soaks into the soil and encourages roots to follow. Plants with deep roots will grow up to be drought-tolerant. ...more

May 29, 2008

Students took over classrooms and administrative offices at Hudson Middle School on May 16 - and their teachers helped them do it. ...more

May 23, 2008