Pinellas County election forums
Times staff Tuesday, October 12, 2010 The following area neighborhood associations are planning forums on election issues:Downtown: A meeting to focus on Amendment 4 and the vision for the downtown...
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Activist faces incumbent seeking fifth term for Pasco County Commission...
Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 As an environmental activist, Clay Colson sued over the Oakstead rezoning, challenged the county's comprehensive land-use plan and rarely...
View ArticleVoters will decide whether to keep Pasco property tax hike in place
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 LAND O'LAKES — In setting its 2010-11 budget, the Pasco School Board raised its local property tax rate by 25 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value with the Florida...
View ArticleThe election is already over for these unchallenged positions
Times staff Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Several offices won't appear on the general election ballot because the seats have already been decided — one way or another.Pasco School Board member Allen...
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Things to do in Pinellas County
Times staff Tuesday, October 12, 2010 13 TodayWorkshop on Avoiding Caregiver Burnout — Part One: This free workshop on bringing harmony to your caregiving experience is presented by Linda Burhans,...
View ArticleLimited funding forces new Pasco clinic to offer only dental services
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 HUDSON — Ever since he began working to secure money for the hurricane shelter that opened last year, state Sen. Mike Fasano has pushed...
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Electrical fire guts duplex in Oldsmar
By Douglas R. Clifford, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Fire Marshal Richard Brock stands in a duplex at 3091 St. Clair Ave. in Oldsmar after a fire gutted the structure Tuesday....
View ArticleHockey tournament to benefit families of slain Tampa officers
By David Rice, Times Correspondent Tuesday, October 12, 2010 NEW PORT RICHEY — Sportszone 2 will host the Fallen Officers and Firefighters Inline Hockey Tournament on Nov. 6 and 7. The tournament will...
View ArticleSpring Hill man killed after his car hits deer, fence and tree
Times staff Tuesday, October 12, 2010 BROOKSVILLE Spring Hill man killed after car hits deer, fence A 48-year-old Spring Hill man died in a single-vehicle wreck Tuesday morning on Culbreath Road,...
View ArticlePinellas County moves forward with $476,000 'green' home
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 CLEARWATER — Pinellas County's $476,000 eco-friendly home cleared an important hurdle Tuesday, with the help of an unexpected ally.County...
View ArticleHernando County events for Oct. 13 and beyond
By Phillis Day, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Thursday Brookridge Entertainment presents Ultimate Blues Brothers Revue: Doors open at 6:30 p.m., showtime at 7 p.m., Brookridge...
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Dunedin couple celebrate their 60th anniversary
By Nova Bell, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Bob and Doris Baker Bob and Doris Baker of Dunedin celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Bon Appetit in...
View ArticlePinellas approves Clearwater Christian College's expansion
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 CLEARWATER — Despite neighbors' and environmentalists' complaints, a divided Pinellas County Commission approved plans for an expansion of...
View ArticleDowntown Brooksville parking limited, starting Oct. 18
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 BROOKSVILLEDowntown parking temporarily closedBrooksville has announced that the downtown parking lot between Brooksville Avenue and Liberty Street will be closed starting...
View ArticleIt's time to speak up for Tampa Bay area bicyclists
Dan DeWitt, Times Columnist Tuesday, October 12, 2010 As far as I know, the timing of the seventh recent cycling death in the Tampa Bay area, along with the increasing hostility we riders have noticed...
View ArticleMarsha and Jay B. Starkey Jr. receive Tampa Bay Ethics Award at University of...
Times staff Tuesday, October 12, 2010 odessaUT honors Starkeys with ethics awardLongtime ranchers and philanthropists Marsha and Jay B. Starkey Jr. received the Tampa Bay Ethics Award recently at the...
View ArticlePasco County school newsmakers
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Newsmakers• Ten Wesley Chapel High School students have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on...
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Hudson High vet students pamper pets of faculty for a price
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Meghan Bickerton, 16, left, and Alyssa Brusselback, 17, keep tabs on canines Kali, a Rhodesian ridgeback; Lucky, a Lab mix; and Marley,...
View ArticlePasco County school notes
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 CalendarFriday is the end of the first grading quarter.Oct. 25: Report cards.Class notesDeer Park Elementary: Octoberfest/school...
View ArticleIn 5th Congressional District race, jobs and economy are emphasized
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, October 12, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — Jim Piccillo doesn't put it quite this bluntly, but his message is the same: It's the economy, stupid. Political strategist...
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