Five candidates will vie for two Tarpon City Commission seats.
By Demorris A. Lee, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 TARPON SPRINGS — Four first-time candidates and one incumbent are running for two seats on the City Commission.The election will be...
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'Mitzvah tank' in Clearwater takes the synagogue to the streets
By Mindy Rubenstein, Times Correspondent Friday, December 3, 2010 Rabbi Shmuel Reich, left, and Vasil Atanasov, right, hook up a trailer holding a large menorah to the mitzvah tank Friday at Cycle...
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Hernando County farmers, others say cold snap wasn't too bad
By Brittany Alana Davis, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 A couple of horses walk across a green but frosty field at Dragonfly Farm in Brooksville early Friday as Hernando County awakens to...
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Bayonet Point hospital honors its 5-star employees, volunteers
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point recently announced its third-quarter Five Star Awards. From left are recipients Ed Palenik and Sue...
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Hudson woman's quilts adorn the walls of her New Port Richey church
By Mindy Rubenstein, Times Correspondent Friday, December 3, 2010 Betty Mitchell, in the entryway of Community Congregational Church UCC in New Port Richey, stitches quilts that portray biblical...
View ArticleToddler found at the bottom of Shady Hills pool
Times staff Friday, December 3, 2010 Shady hillsToddler found At bottom of In-ground pool A 23-month-old boy was found at the bottom of an in-ground pool Friday afternoon in northwest Pasco County....
View ArticleSt. Pete man used Army to escape troubled childhood, but couldn't escape the...
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 Times Staff WriterST. PETERSBURG — Jimmy Nunley grew up in rural Tennessee without much of a family.He never met his father. A younger...
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Greco correctly describes bonds, but claim about reduced Tampa debt is...
Janet Zink, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 The statement"Refinanced $232.6 million in bonds, resulting in reduced debt service for the City." Dick Greco, in a report on his past...
View ArticleLicense remains suspended for former Morton Plant anesthesiologist
Times staff Friday, December 3, 2010 Dr. Benjamin Sanchez, an anesthesiologist who formerly practiced at Clearwater's Morton Plant Hospital and in Hillsborough County, spent a year in prison over...
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Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats pledges to open homeless shelter in January
By David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 3, 2010 A tour of a potential shelter near the Pinellas County Jail included residents, public officials and the Homeless Leadership Network,...
View ArticleHOPEto narrow college gender gap
By Ernest Hooper, Times Columnist Friday, December 3, 2010 In kindergarten, there are 116 boys for every 100 girls.In high school, there are 100 boys for every 100 girls.In college, there are 77 boys...
View ArticleGrief comes anew to father who buried a son; this time, a daughter
By Colleen Jenkins, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 4, 2010 TAMPA — Ron Tomlinson chain-smoked outside the funeral home, dreading what awaited him.He had been here before. Worn a suit, clutched...
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Grief comes anew to Tampa father who buried a son; this time, a daughter
By Colleen Jenkins, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 4, 2010 Ron Tomlinson, 50, mourns his daughter Wednesday in Tampa. She was never the same after her brother was murdered. TAMPA — Ron...
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Circuit Judge Jack Springstead brought honor to bench
By Dan DeWitt, Times Columnist Saturday, December 4, 2010 Judge Jack Springstead puts on his robe for the last time on Tuesday, his final day presiding over circuit court in the Hernando County...
View ArticleSchool menus: Dec. 6-10
Times staff Saturday, December 4, 2010 Elementary breakfastsAll elementary breakfasts include a choice of one main fare item, one fruit or 100 percent fruit juice and one milk choice plus an option...
View ArticleFlags to be planted to mark Pearl Harbor Day anniversary
Times staff Saturday, December 4, 2010 SPRING HILLFlags to mark Pearl Harbor anniversaryThe Telephone Pioneers of Spring Hill and We Remember 27-H-1 will present a Pearl Harbor Day program at 11 a.m....
View ArticleSanta Fest in downtown Tampa draws thousands
By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 4, 2010 TAMPA — A little boy dropped his candy cane and stood still, eyes wide. A girl wearing reindeer ears reached over the metal barricade,...
View ArticleSenior menus/Meals on Wheels: Dec. 6-10
Times staff Saturday, December 4, 2010 Pasco County operates eight congregate dining centers for adults ages 60 and older, funded in part by the Older Americans Act. There is no charge for the meals,...
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Hernando County School Board chairman James Yant 'has the students at heart'
By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, December 4, 2010 James Yant, 64, is the new chairman of the Hernando County School Board. He said he hopes to make a distinction between debate and...
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Pasco-Hernando Community College's Celebration of Poetry has something for...
By Shary Lyssy Marshall, Times Correspondent Saturday, December 4, 2010 Al Svoboda recites one of his poems during Pasco-Hernando Community College North Campus’ biannual Celebration of Poetry,...
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