Dennis Stockton, publisher of The Times and gainesvilletimes.com since 2004, has announced his retirement from the position. A veteran of more than 30 years in the newspaper business, Stockton served as group publisher for The Times and five other affiliated newspapers owned by Morris Multimedia Inc. and Swartz-Morris Media Inc., as well as for HOME magazine. “This has been a great position for me but it is time for me to see what is next in my life.