I am responding to the editorial published Oct. 24, "The Groupthink Bully At Helm Of School Board." It is a sad day and an ongoing trend for the Trib to pay attention to drama instead of news. It is also sad that the opinion is full of false statements and petty nonsense. Let me provide you with the facts. ...more

November 10, 2008

Three days after losing her bid for a third term on the county commission, Diane Rowden says she is regrouping and figuring out what's next. ...more

November 9, 2008

David Schoelles went from classroom to classroom at Explorer K-8 on Friday so students can put a face with the name of their interim principal. ...more

November 8, 2008

The strawberry won. After 20 speakers saluted the fruit, its history, its economic impact and the east Hillsborough families that have farmed it for generations, four Hillsborough school board members voted Thursday to name the new high school opening in August near Plant City "Strawberry Crest." ...more

November 7, 2008

TAMPA – The new high school opening in August near Plant City and Dover will be named Strawberry Crest High. ...more

November 6, 2008

Republican candidates swept local races in Pinellas County, winning all three contested county commission seats. ...more

November 5, 2008

James Yant won the primary with nearly a 20-point lead over the next-closest opponent, Gene Magrini. ...more

November 5, 2008

Republican candidates swept local races in Pinellas County, winning all three contested county commission seats for starters. ...more

November 4, 2008

Perhaps the toughest part of naming a high school after the strawberry is finding a mascot. ...more

November 4, 2008

Perhaps the toughest part of naming a high school after the strawberry is finding a mascot. Young people in Plant City wonder: "Wouldn't it be tough to go out on the football field being 'strawberry something?'" ...more

November 3, 2008