If your campaign has money for nothing else, advised John Long, once upon a time Pasco's pre-eminent political scholar, pay for polls. Commercials can be muted; mailers go in the trash. But a proper poll identifies what preys on folks' minds, and how a candidate's message can best harmonize with those concerns. ...more

August 29, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters had mixed reactions Saturday to the selection of Joe Biden as the Democrats' vice presidential candidate. ...more

August 24, 2008

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware Saturday as a man "ready to step in and be president," and the newly minted running mate quickly turned his campaign debut into a slashing attack on eight years of Republicans seeking four more years in the White House. ...more

August 23, 2008

The Suncoast News' recommendation of Pasco County Commission District 3 incumbent Ann Hildebrand, based on her "involvement on numerous public and private boards" is commendable but not a basis for her continuing for a seventh term, opponent Wil Nickerson responses. ...more

August 23, 2008

John Nicolette is challenging incumbent County Commissioner Ted Schrader in the Aug. 26 Republican primary. The winner faces write-in candidate John Taylor. The Tampa Tribune asked Nicolette why he thinks he should be elected and what his priorities would be. ...more

August 17, 2008

Republican Matt Matey is taking on 24-year incumbent Ann Hildebrand and community activist Wil Nickerson in the party primary for the District 3 county commission race. The winner faces whoever prevails in the Democratic primary between Terri Conroy and Nicholas Planck. ...more

August 16, 2008

A Good Deal Undone Regarding "State Deal With Tribe To Gamble Goes Bust" (front page, July 4): ...more

July 12, 2008

Martin Sheen became "fanatic" when his son Charlie was using drugs. ...more

May 28, 2008

Durant Road was closed to traffic for nearly two hours Monday while the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office SWAT team apprehended an armed man outside his home. ...more

May 24, 2008

TAMPA - A Durant man with warrants for his arrest called the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and left a threatening voice message for the detective assigned to his case, deputies say. Deputies responded to Justin Bryant's home at 5:10 p.m. Monday, and after initially not speaking to them, Bryant exited the home and stood on School House Lane with what appeared to be a handgun, a sheriff's office release states. ...more

May 20, 2008