Ralph Hughes name could be stripped off Moral Courage Award
July 15, 2009 at 10:10 am by Wayne GarciaFrom TBO.com:
Hillsborough County commissioners will discuss dropping conservative activist Ralph Hughes’ name from the county’s Moral Courage Award on Wednesday.
Commissioner Rose Ferlita put the controversial issue on the agenda for discussion weeks after the federal government said Hughes died owing $69 million in unpaid taxes.
Ferlita told the Tribune on Tuesday that Hughes’ son Shea has sent a letter to the commissioners asking that his father’s name be removed from the award.
UPDATE: County commissioners did just that. The vote this morning was unanimous.
