3:15 p.m.: After what happened in the 2000 presidential election, Carmen Arenas was leaving nothing to chance. ...more

November 4, 2008

11:10 a.m.: Michael Baccich, 57, of Tampa said he was told he'd already requested and returned an absentee ballot when he went to vote this morning. He said he hadn't even requested one. ...more

November 4, 2008

Oops, they did it again. Members of the Tarpon Springs City Commission have put themselves in a pickle by voting 3-2 Tuesday that a concurrency certificate in Wal-Mart's site plan had expired. ...more

October 25, 2008

As she was about to report to federal prison last week, former lottery multimillionaire Rhoda Toth checked into a Pasco hospital with anxiety and panic attacks. ...more

October 6, 2008

From the top of the stadium, it looks like one of those old electronic football games with the players buzzing all around, frantically running out of one play and into another. ...more

October 5, 2008

A Personal Account The Hillsborough County Public Schools Transportation Department is getting hundreds of calls a day. Either hundreds of people have wrong numbers or there are hundreds of irate parents who are irritated over school bus transportation. I think it's the latter of the two. ...more

September 13, 2008

Regarding "Terms In Divorce To Change" (Metro, Aug. 31): Removal of contentious words from divorce proceedings sounds like a good idea if you've never been through a divorce involving kids. Change the word "custody" to "shared-parental responsibility" and - poof! - an irresponsible parent becomes more responsible? It's ignorant to believe this. ...more

September 4, 2008

OFFICIALS URGE DISTRICT PARENTS TO REMAIN PATIENT ...more

August 29, 2008

Parents of public school students will soon be able to see exactly what their kids are doing at school all day - just not yet. ...more

August 29, 2008

Some Floridians say confusion has kept them from claiming their economic stimulus checks. There are more than 405,000 Floridians who have not claimed their checks. The bulk of the unclaimed money belongs to seniors. You have to file a tax return to get paid but many seniors stopped filing years ago. ...more

August 6, 2008