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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Land O’ Lakes Election Results 2012

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Live 2012 Election Results From Pasco County

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Election Day: What You Need To Know in Land O' Lakes

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Land O' Lakes Election Results 2012

Everything you want to know about election day in Land O' Lakes, all in one spot.

Election Day has come and gone. In order to make sense of it all, we created this article where you will find all the info you need about this year's election in Land O' Lakes. Check out our coverage and be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, too. Barack Obama Re-Elected President Nocco Wins Pasco Sheriff’s Race Penny For Pasco Passes Bogart is 'Done' Romney Gets Majority of Pasco's Votes After 34 years in U.S., Land O' Lakes Woman Wants to Repay Country She Loves Land O' Lakes Rocks the Vote Live 2012 Election Results From Pasco County Campaign Volunteers Harass Each Other 'All in Good Fun' Grandmother's Health Sways Land O' Lakes Voter What Time Do Polls Close in Pasco County? Early Stats: Pasco Voter Turnout Tops 53 …

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12:39 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

hard to believe how stupid people are to vote for obama this country will be like greece in 2 years the people who voted for obama want handouts the people who voted for romnay pay for the handout great job idiots   more ›

Monday, September 17, 2012

Sample Ballots Now Available Online

They will be mailed to registered voters on Oct. 12.

There are 11 11 proposed constitutional amendments and the Penny for Pasco referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot, so officials are asking voters to be prepared. Sample ballots are now available online at pascovotes.com, and are scheduled to be mailed on Oct. 12 to all registered voters who do not have a vote-by-mail ballot request on file, according to the Pasco Supervisor of Elections Office. "Due to the length of the general election ballot with 11 proposed constitutional amendments and the Penny for Pasco referendum, I strongly urge voters to familiarize themselves with their ballot prior to election day," Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley said in a press release.   "Voters should mark their sample ballots and take them to the polls," …

Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Editor's Desk

Is It Time to Bring Back the 40-Hour Week?

Working hard or hardly working once you pass the 40 mark? The recent controversy surrounding Pasco Property Appraiser Mike Wells gave me pause. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

  Pasco County Property Appraiser Mike Wells was unapologetic when he said recently that you will never find his vehicle parked outside his office 40 hours a week. “Not gonna happen,” he said in a previous Patch interview, when asked to respond to the controversy a Channel 10 story created when a reporter showed up to his home one Monday afternoon and found him in his boxer shorts after he'd taken medication for a severe headache. Wells said technology allows him to be accessible to the public at any time, and that he spends his working time out in the field and from home. His office has instructions to forward all calls to his cellphone, even when he’s on vacation. His cell number is made available to all taxpayers, and the only time he …

Rene Van Hout

8:51 am on Saturday, September 1, 2012

We work well over 40 hours a week. I remember starting our moving company thinking how much control and freedom we would have. The opposite has been our reality. We usually work seven days a week and haven't taken a vacation since 2007. Technology has been a blessing and a curse. We have fallen slave to it!   more ›

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Write-In Superintendent Candidate Stops By School Board Meeting

“The enemy is not Republican or Democrat, it is Progress Energy," Lambert says.

The democratic write-in candidate for superintendent dropped by Tuesday’s school board meeting. The meeting was close to wrapping up when Kathy Lambert tried to come in through a door blocked by board members and staff. After being redirected to the correct entrance on the other side of the building, Lambert approached the podium with a large plastic bag of various note cards, noting that she’d dropped one somewhere. "My name is Kathy Lambert, but I go by 'Kat' because it's easier to write K-A-T than K-A-T-H-Y, and there are a lot of amendments on the ballot," she said. She wanted to address the board, "not because I think I'm going to win in a landslide against Kurt Browning.” Lambert said her purpose for attending the meeting was to …

Kathy "Kat" Lambert

1:41 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012

Dear Sandy, Hi, this is "Kat," also known as Kathy Lambert. If you "google" just Kathy Lambert, you will most likely find the famous Kathy Lambert, a big wig politician in Washington State. But if you "google" Kathy Lambert Dade City, and go to the major newspapers and use their search engines, type in Kathy Lambert Dade City and on their newspaper sites you will find any letters they published …   more ›

Teacher's Union Goes to Bat as School Year Gets Under Way

United School Employees of Pasco president Lynne Webb brought a few issues to the table during Tuesday's school board meeting.

There were no emotional pleas from former employees at Tuesday’s Pasco County School Board meeting, something that had become common in the months leading up to the primary election. But there are “issues on the horizon” that need to be addressed quickly, United School Employees of Pasco president Lynne Webb said. Some teachers who did not attend voluntary summer meetings did not receive teacher’s editions of course textbooks, instead they were given access to the online version. Teachers' contracts stipulate that “the board shall provide when available from the publisher a teachers edition for every course he/she is teaching, Webb said.  “Right now this is not happening.” Webb also shared with the board and media a letter sent home Monday…

Kathy Lambert

2:36 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012

Want to know what a strong union looks like, look at Chicago! Kathy Lambert   more ›

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Early Voting Begins Aug. 4

There will be six early voting locations in Pasco.

Ready to cast your vote? Early voting for the Aug. 14 Primary will run from Aug. 4 through  Aug. 11. "Many voters utilize the option of casting their vote early at their convenience," said Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian E. Corley.  "The numbers of early voters will be added daily to the unofficial voter turnout on our website, www.pascovotes.com." Voters must present a photo and signature ID when early voting, or vote a provisional ballot. Voters who are registered in another Florida county, but are now residing in Pasco, are encouraged to update their address with the elections' office prior to voting, or they will be statutorily required to vote a provisional ballot at the polls.   Early voting sites are open Saturday and …

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