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Head first
[Times photo: Janel Schroeder-Norton]
Four-year-old Carrigan MacKinen of Tarpon Springs gets flipped and dipped by her mother, Michelle MacKinen, Wednesday at the Trinity YMCA pool. |
Jan Glidewell
It's amazing what one person can take away
Why does it take a lot of people to get something done, but only one person -- usually unnamed -- to get something undone? Within a few days recently one student managed to get a middle school library in Hernando County to limit access to a book she found objectionable and one county employee managed to get two oil paintings and three postcard-sized images removed from the east Pasco government center because that employee was offended by partial nudity.
State won't pay for SR 54 fix
The state says it cannot afford to spend $3.2-million toward widening the road. Other projects also are cut.
Deputy in sex harassment case resigns
By quitting three days before the sex harassment review is completed, the officer preserves his pension.
List of school cuts prepared
Principals make a list of what schools may do without if state aid is cut by more than 5 percent.
Gaime's lawyer wants trial this year
Scheduling problems could require a new judge in the trial of a mother accused of killing her son.
Talks over complex planned
Summer Lakes residents will discuss the retirement complex proposed near their homes.
Better have good reason for flag theft
Editor: I hope that the person or persons who took the flags next to my mailbox did so out of patriotism or because they did not have a flag.
Certification is more than just a diploma
A diploma mill in Zephyrhills exploited students and a pair of publicly funded agencies to cash in on the welfare-to-work push.
Driver struck from behind, then head-on
WESLEY CHAPEL -- Roseann Marie Pursley didn't have the best of birthdays Thursday.
Police reports
DADE CITY -- Pasco County sheriff's deputies are investigating a carjacking that took place about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Federal grants to aid Sheriff's Office
NEW PORT RICHEY -- The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is set to receive $1.5-million in grants from the U.S. Department of Justice to pay for five new school resource officers and 200 laptop computers for the sheriff's patrol cars.
The final curtain?
Coach Wayne Parzik has seen the end of "The Streak" and a return to optimism at Ridgewood, but with injuries crippling his Rams he's considering retirement.
Postmaster resumes job after fraud case
ODESSA -- Terry Franklin, acquitted of fraud charges last year by a federal jury in Tampa, has also been cleared of wrongdoing by a Postal Service administrative board and is back at work.
President's band to give local concert
The highly regarded U.S. Marine Band will perform in New Port Richey on Nov. 3, giving local music lovers a chance to hear the nation's oldest professional music organization.
Benefit to aid New York, D.C.
The money raised during the Oct. 13 concert will go directly to the city governments to help pay for overtime and cleanup costs related to the Sept. 11 attacks.
Citizens academy alumni needed
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is forming an alumni association for graduates of the citizens law enforcement academy.
Citizens academy alumni needed
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is forming an alumni association for graduates of the citizens law enforcement academy.
The Kickoff
Pasco County-on-Pasco County football isn't just good for the records of the local teams, but it is also proving to be quite the boon for the players' statistics.
Loss of Eva was just what Hudson didn't need
There are painful losses, and then there are painful losses.
His hits speak loudest
Garion "Red" Pope, compared to former Pasco star and current Dallas Cowboy Darren Hambrick, loves to make hits and win. He just won't doesn't about it.
