as well as longtime school board member Marge Whaley - wants voters to take a leap Nov. 4 and elect an under-qualified teacher as the next superintendent of schools. ...more

October 15, 2008

Voters with an environmental bent will get the chance to see where county commission candidates stand today. ...more

October 15, 2008

Brian Nelson of New Port Richey says "silver tongue" Barack Obama has convinced desperate people he is a savior. ...more

October 15, 2008

At least two employees with the Highlands County Clerk of Courts office apparently have received subpoenas on behalf of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, but the reason why is unclear. ...more

October 15, 2008

Democratic Florida Congressman Tim Mahoney admitted causing "pain" in his marriage but denied paying hush money to a former aide to be quiet about an affair. ...more

October 14, 2008

Voters with an environmental bent will get the chance to see where county commission candidates stand Wednesday. The Gulf Coast Conservancy will host a candidate forum 7 p.m. today Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Aripeka Community Club, 1393 Osowaw Blvd. The club is two miles west of U.S. 19. The forum will feature candidates running for Pasco and Hernando county commissions. All 10 of the candidates — six from Hernando, four from Pasco — plan to attend, said Leslie Neumann, a Gulf Coast Conservancy member and Aripeka resident organizing the event. ...more

October 14, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama proposed more immediate steps Monday to heal the nation's ailing economy, including a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures at some banks and a two-year tax break for businesses that create new jobs. ...more

October 14, 2008

U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt of Ohio suffered broken ribs and vertebrae when she was struck by a car while jogging last week, but the damage wasn't discovered until after she fainted from pain on an overseas trip, her spokesman said Monday. ...more

October 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - School officials say class-size requirements scheduled to take effect next year are impractical considering the financial strain school districts are facing across the state. ...more

October 12, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama outspent Republican John McCain by more than 3-1 on TV advertisements in Florida last week, with Tampa representing his second-busiest target market for ads nationally, a study shows. ...more

October 9, 2008