Lester A. Garone of New Port Richey says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will rule Washington, D.C., after the election. ...more

October 4, 2008

David E. Rawson of Palm Harbor says bailing out financial institution would be morally wrong, unconstitutional. ...more

September 27, 2008

Here's how President Bush could help a six-year-old understand the nation's financial situation. ...more

September 26, 2008

I am wondering what planet the heads of the county are on? There are banks that are ready to fold, people are without jobs, food is sky high and going up every day, gasoline is out of this world, eight to 10 foreclosures in the paper every day. There are people who don't have a loaf of bread on the table and have no where to turn; and they, the county, needs enhancement? ...more

September 25, 2008

Top Bush administration officials paint a dire picture of recession, layoffs and more foreclosed homes if Congress doesn't quickly pass a proposed $700 billion financial bailout package. ...more

September 24, 2008

Responsible condo and homeowners are increasingly being hit with special assessments and higher association fees to cover the growing cost of those who are not meeting their obligations because they have lost their homes. ...more

September 23, 2008

With the upheaval convulsing Wall Street this week, many average investors have spent the last several days wondering what they should do with their 401(k)s, money market accounts and other important investments. To help guide readers as they review savings and investment portfolios this weekend, we interviewed Gary Stempinski, a financial adviser with Raymond James Financial in Tampa, for top things to keep in mind and questions to ask your financial adviser. ...more

September 20, 2008

Financial advisers and brokers in the Tampa Bay area found themselves caught up in the turmoil of Wall Street this week as anxious clients called looking for help making sense of the breathtaking sweep of events. The tumult culminated Friday with a federal government plan to cleanse banks of the bad mortgages that had touched off a world financial crisis. The government plan ignited a two-day rally on Wall Street on Thursday and Friday that erased shattering losses earlier in the week when insurance giant AIG, swept up in the mortgage mess, teetered on bankruptcy. ...more

September 20, 2008

Portions of Interstate 95 were closed - and sparkling in the morning sun - after a tractor-trailer carrying $187,000 worth of nickels crashed Wednesday, killing one person and scattering the coins across the road. ...more

September 18, 2008