Los demócratas se están preparando para tratar de desbancar en el otoño próximo al representante Gus Bilirakis, un republicano que también es un novato en el Congreso. Entre ellos hay una hispana, Anita de Palma, ex directora de la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC) en la Florida. ...more

January 7, 2008

Democrats are lining up for the chance to unseat freshman GOP Rep. Gus Bilirakis next fall. ...more

January 6, 2008

CLEARWATER - U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Palm Harbor is scheduled to present the Clearwater Police Department a $361,073 AmeriCorps grant on Monday. ...more

January 4, 2008

An overnight freeze caused only minor damage to Florida's citrus crop, but some strawberry growers suffered significant losses, officials said Thursday. ...more

January 4, 2008

U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite grilled a panel of doctors and administrators from James A. Haley VA Medical Center on Friday about how closely they are supervising unlicensed psychologists who treat veterans. ...more

December 29, 2007

Three turn-of-the century historical homes will be on tour at the Plant City Photo Archives' second annual Progressive Tea and Tour of Homes on January 19. ...more

December 22, 2007

A Tampa Bay area congressman is introducing legislation to beef up security measures for the U.S. student visa program, despite the raft of reforms enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks. ...more

December 5, 2007

A dentist's efforts to help residents go green is branching out: 4,000 seedlings - double last year's total - will be given away this week. ...more

December 2, 2007

A local dentist continues to branch out with an annual giveaway of thousands of pine tree saplings to help area residents go green. Dr. Garland Forbes said he believes in the importance of replenishing and preserving trees. The local endodontist specializes in root canal treatments at his offices on Madison Street in New Port Richey and in Spring Hill. ...more

December 1, 2007

In light of Monday's breach of an ammonia pipeline by a treasure-hunting teenager, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor asked the federal Department of Transportation to make such pipelines safer. ...more

November 15, 2007