After getting home from work Tuesday, Joe Desousa took his 11-year-old pit bull, Troy, out for a walk and moments later he was running for his life, he said. ...more

September 11, 2008

After getting home from work Tuesday, Joe Desousa took his 11-year-old pit bull, Troy, out for a walk and moments later he was running for his life. He kept to his property and the sidewalk behind his house along Library Road and then started back toward his home on Muffin Court when he saw his neighbor coming toward him. Then he saw the machete in one hand and gun in the other as the man approached, he said. Peter J. Petraglia, 62, screamed to Desousa he was going to kill him, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report, and squeezed the trigger, firing the gun but missed him. Desousa started to run toward his porch with Troy in tow. ...more

September 10, 2008

Editor: This is in response to the Feb. 2 op-ed page column by Sierra Mision, the Gulf High School student, urging people not to celebrate the passage of Amendment No. 1. Before she makes those sorts of statements, she should wait until she is a homeowner with responsibilities. How much is she personally paying for her education? ...more

February 12, 2008