Regarding "Bedlam plagues clunker program" (Aug. 2): In America, it seems, we have a tendency to buy new and dispose of old items even if they are still usable. An idea: Do not destroy the vehicles. I am sure that at least 25 percent to 50 percent are drivable. Maybe the miles per gallon might not be the best, but donate them to the Salvation Army, Goodwill, VFW or the Kidney Foundation. Maybe even our military and their families could use a vehicle. ...more

August 4, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Mary Jane Stanley, ex-president of the Pasco Economic Development Council, said this week she is ready to move on with her life after losing her job because of comments she made to a Tampa business magazine. ...more

July 3, 2009

Clearwater police arrested 10 people in an undercover prostitution and drug sting early this morning, said public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts. ...more

May 7, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Investment firm T. Rowe Price has won another round of state incentives, further sweetening the pot county officials hope will lure the company to State Road 54. ...more

February 4, 2009

Many of Pasco's business and government leaders turned out last week perhaps hoping one of the Southeast's top bank economists had some words of hope for the county's struggling economy. Mark Vitner, senior economist of regional banker Wachovia, was the featured speaker at a luncheon held as part of the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce's Business Development Week. What he said underlines the county's failure over three decades to create an economy not almost totally dependent on housing construction and sales. ...more

February 4, 2009

David Penoyer picked up 31 votes during an unofficial recount Thursday, but not enough to win a seat on the Temple Terrace City Council. ...more

January 30, 2009

David Penoyer picked up 31 votes during an unofficial recount today, but not enough to win a seat on the Temple Terrace City Council. Penoyer fell short by 53 votes to overtake Mary Jane Neale, who was elected to the board in November. The 36-year-old environmental engineer said he doesn't plan to pursue any further action to challenge the outcome of the race. ...more

January 29, 2009

What's fair is fair. That is the opinion of former city council candidate David Penoyer, who said he plans to file suit against the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office after learning Friday that 440 ballots from precincts 626 and 651 went uncounted in the Nov. 4 election. ...more

January 20, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The state's economic development agency has approved a $3 million grant to help bring T. Rowe Price Investment Services to Pasco County. ...more

January 16, 2009

In church on Sunday, before the service started, I observed a young girl between 10 and 12 years old walking up and down the aisle, greeting people with the aplomb of a 40 year old. ...more

December 31, 2008