John Sanders will begin his first job as a principal this year at Benito Middle School. ...more

August 13, 2008

Dear Abby: I work for a major lending company and have cleaned out foreclosed homes. Too many times, I find animals who have died from exposure or starved to death. ...more

August 10, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Moon Lake Elementary is about to get a new principal for the second time in less than five months. ...more

July 31, 2008

By RONNIE BLAIR The Tampa Tribune LAND O' LAKES Moon Lake Elementary is about to get a new principal for the second time in less than five months. Cara Allen, principal at Giella Elementary, will transfer Aug. 10 to take over the leadership role at Moon Lake. The Pasco County School Board approved Allen's appointment Tuesday evening. She succeeds Susan Barcellino, who came to Pasco County from Collier County in March to take the Moon Lake principal job. Barcellino has resigned because she is moving back to Collier County to resume working for the school district there. The district has not yet chosen a new principal for Giella Elementary. Allen is a veteran educator and administrator. She began her career in 1984 as a teacher in Hernando County, according to a school district memorandum. In 1994, she was hired as an assistant principal at Gulfside Elementary and later also served as an assistant principal at Sand Pine Elementary. She became principal at Giella Elementary in 2001. Allen holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey and a master's degree in education from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. ...more

July 30, 2008

The following column is dedicated to families who are moving, thinking of moving or know that a move is in the near future due to the economy or a job change. ...more

July 20, 2008

Jay Malsky, constituent liaison to Congressman Tim Mahoney (FL-16), will hold office hours on Wednesday at the Sebring City Hall, 368 S. Commerce St., Sebring. ...more

July 15, 2008

July is Haircuts for Hospice month. Every Tuesday in July, the Fantastic Sams hair salon at Ridge and Little roads will donate 10 percent of regular-priced services or products to Gulfside Regional Hospice. ...more

July 10, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies are searching for a 74-year-old Thonotosassa man who was seen leaving home on a bicycle Tuesday. ...more

July 7, 2008

A civil liberties group filed a lawsuit Friday seeking an injunction against the District of Columbia police department's vehicle checkpoint program, calling the "military-style" initiative unconstitutional and ineffective. ...more

June 21, 2008

Police were constantly called out to deal with drunks and other incidents at a troublesome East Tampa bar. No matter how many arrests were made, the problems persisted. ...more

May 19, 2008