Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will speak Monday at the National Retail Federation conference, detailing his agency's efforts in breaking up a multimillion-dollar retail crime ring in January. ...more

June 19, 2008

Exceptionalism, we citizens are frequently told, is no longer the credo of our country and its people. ...more

June 3, 2008

Praise For Coverage Regarding "Pastor, Son Given Joyous Farewell" (Metro, May 18): ...more

May 23, 2008

If Pasco County schools Superintendent Heather Fiorentino can persuade the school board to avoid a single layoff, maintain current salaries and not touch any classroom programs to combat an anticipated $16 million budget shortfall, she should be administrator of the year. ...more

May 11, 2008

The city's department heads will spend the next three weeks preparing their budgets for next year with an eye toward making cuts. ...more

May 6, 2008

Tolbert cites continued housing downturn. ...more

January 29, 2008

County Building Director Grant Tolbert, citing the downturn in the construction industry, announced Monday the layoff of 10 employees in his department. ...more

January 29, 2008

As I write this, it seems Mitt Romney is under attack by his competitors for the GOP nomination who are trying to help themselves by hurting him. In fact, as to some it puts me in mind of those animals who eat their young. ...more

January 10, 2008

Your Dec. 19 editorial, "Dingfelder Plays Emotional Games with Necessary City Cutbacks," and a separate article in the Metro section, "City's Ax Aims At Minorities" prompt me to respond on several levels and issues. ...more

December 26, 2007

Councilman John Dingfelder floated several ideas Tuesday designed to encourage developers to be more environmentally friendly. ...more

December 19, 2007