Pinellas Park mayoral election heats up, charges of abuse and dishonesty

They’re both registered Republicans, they’ve both voted in every election since forever, and they both want to be the mayor of Pinellas Park. That’s where the similarities end between current Pinellas Park mayor Sandra “Sandy” Bradbury and her opponent, mayoral candidate Donna Saxer. In this article, we’ll try to cover what has been reported so far…

Second anonymous letter with CareerSource allegations surfaces

Last week, an anonymous letter to an elected official alleged a love affair between CareerSource Pinellas CEO Ed Peacher and one of his top administrator’s Haley Leoun. Now a second letter, written to Pinellas county commissioner Pat Gerard, has surfaced, alleging additional improprieties. The letter alleges, among many things, that Leoun told CareerSource staff that is…

Valentine’s Day Bungle! Pinellas sheriff muffs “domestic violence” law

In Valentine’s Day-themed e-mails to the public and in local newspaper columns, Pinellas sheriff Bob Gualtieri’s provided a definition of “domestic violence” which conflicts with the definition in Florida law. Questions to the sheriff and his public information office about his definition of “domestic violence” went unanswered. Gualtieri’s definition includes “emotional degradation” and “economic manipulation” as…