Jan Slater's family life has changed drastically since she was hired as executive director of the Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce in 2006. ...more

October 28, 2009

How much we make (or don't make) is one of those personal bits of information we like to keep to ourselves. ...more

February 25, 2009

Can $780 billion stimulate our nation's economy? Let's pray that's the case, because right now we are in bad shape. Anyone who doesn't think our country isn't in dire straights hasn't been affected, at least not at a serious level where they are facing foreclosure or something worse. But they will be soon. ...more

February 12, 2009

President Barack Obama is right when he says he won the election, and people voted for change. ...more

February 8, 2009

President Barack Obama is right when he says he won the election, and people voted for change. ...more

February 8, 2009

Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson said he didn't think he needed to attend Wednesday's county commission meeting because his second-in-command was the best person to answer questions about his $2.3 million request. ...more

December 19, 2008

TAMPA -- Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson says he decided against attending Wednesday's county commission meeting after the commission set a specific time to consider his request for $2.3 million. In an interview this morning, Johnson said he didn't want to be part of the media circus he thought his appearance would spark. Even if he had attended, he said, he would have left the explanation of his request to chief deputy Kathy Harris, who handles budget matters. ...more

December 18, 2008

Young mothers with babes in arms and toddlers in tow gathered in a cozy, colorful anteroom outside a little house on Hummingbird Lane. ...more

October 22, 2008

Seven years ago, on Sept. 11, New York was attacked by terrorists. I viewed that tragic day on television and I thought it was good to refresh our memories and give thanks that we have survived seven years with no attack. However we must not let our guard down. ...more

September 19, 2008

School board members are in a wait-and-see mode while Alberto M. Carvalho decides whether to take the Pinellas County superintendent job or remain in Miami-Dade County. ...more

September 11, 2008