TAMPA City attorneys seeking a new trial were struck down, again, in a case of a man who was awarded $18 million after a crash involving a water department truck. ...more

January 23, 2008

With Florida's presidential primary slated for Jan. 29, the truth that all politics are local is coming to Tampa and with repercussions global and historic in scope. ...more

January 16, 2008

With Florida's presidential primary slated for Jan. 29, the truth that all politics are local is coming to Tampa and with repercussions global and historic in scope. ...more

January 16, 2008

Human Resources Director Barbara Dupre has been suspended without pay for five days and given a stern warning that any further misconduct will result in her termination. ...more

January 12, 2008

With no pay for five days; and final warning for county HR Director. ...more

January 11, 2008

Remember when the I-4 corridor was the key to the national elections? Rich in economic and social diversity, from Tampa Bay across the state, here was that perfect mix of Americans who could and would determine the political fate of the country. ...more

January 11, 2008

Change is in the air. Not this week. This week we're wrapped up in the holidays. We still have a few days before we sit down and try to figure out what happened to 2007 and how come nothing seemed to go right while plenty of things went wrong. ...more

December 26, 2007

Mayor David Pugh, Jr. has been tapped by his fellow council members to serve another term with the mostly ceremonial title before his name. ...more

December 4, 2007

Regarding 'Meet Our 2007-08 Community Columnists' (Commentary, Oct. 28): Congratulations on being chosen to write columns for The Tampa Tribune! All 22 of you will be in the spotlight this year. We, your new readers, are eager to discover your talents, read your various opinions and become familiar with your smiling faces. ...more

November 1, 2007

SEBRING — The search for a successor to Highlands County Administrator Carl Cool will begin in earnest on Tuesday, when the five county commissioners seek advice from an executive recruiting firm and a top administrator at South Florida Community College. Cool, who has been the county's top executive officer for 16 years, announced in early August that he will retire June 30, 2008. Before advertising for the administrator's job, commissioners plan to decide whether to hire an executive recruiting firm and/or appoint a citizens committee to assist them in their search. "We want to get it going," Guy Maxcy, chairman of the commissioners, said about setting up the process to hire a new administrator. "We're going to try to agree to and build a process on Tuesday and hopefully have direction for staff," he added. ...more

September 23, 2007