It has become obvious to all that the "free market" is not free for people who need health care. It is free for insurance companies to gouge, control and manipulate the users so that the companies don't have to pay and are assured a profit. This system is not working for the American people. I could list problems such as: ...more

October 25, 2009

A runaway car plunged into the Intracoastal Waterway in Nokomis this afternoon and quickly sank. The scene was captured by a local news crew shooting video from a nearby boat. ...more

October 7, 2009

On network news Monday night, a GM dealer bemoaned "the great uncertainty" of bankruptcy and the jobs lost by clerks, salesmen, janitors and others who work at the dealership. ...more

June 3, 2009

Jennie Usberghi of New Port Richey says the United Auto Workers and its president are being unfairly blamed for the plight of the U.S. auto industry. ...more

April 15, 2009

The Florida Insurance Commissioner has approved State Farm's exit from Florida. Kevin McCarty "conditionally approved the withdrawal plan submitted Jan. 27," a news release says. ...more

February 13, 2009

General Motors Corp. said Friday that it will temporarily close 20 factories across North America and make sweeping cuts to its vehicle production as it tries to adjust to dramatically weaker automobile demand. ...more

December 13, 2008

Lower gas prices won't be enough incentive for some people to leave home for Thanksgiving. ...more

November 20, 2008

Shares of Walter Industries, which peaked at more than $111 in July, have plunged to around $19 because of a sharp decline in demand for steel-making coal. ...more

November 20, 2008

TAMPA Shares of Walter Industries, which peaked at more than $111 in July, have plunged to around $19 because of a sharp decline in demand for steel-making coal. The stock was recently downgraded by Friedman Billings Ramsey to "market perform" from "outperform." ...more

November 19, 2008

Gas prices have dropped below $2 a gallon at many locations throughout Florida, but that doesn't mean more people will be filling up the family car to go to Grandma's house for Thanksgiving. ...more

November 18, 2008