Outspoken sports radio host Dan Sileo was back on the air this morning, a week after he was suspended by WDAE, 620 AM, and the station retracted his report about the finances of the Glazer family. On Oct. 29, Sileo quoted a "friend" who works with the Securities and Exchange Commission as saying the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' owners lost $440 million in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. He also surmised that the Bucs were for sale. ...more

November 6, 2009

Our troops and their generals have to contend with our president and many in Congress who have deliberately diverted billions of dollars from the defense budget. Critical funds for our defense have been siphoned off for President Obama's government stimulus packages, bailout programs and many pork-barrel projects. ...more

November 4, 2009

The World Trade Organization's (WTO) landmark Airbus ruling last month declared illegal billions of dollars of European Union subsidies given to this French-based aerospace company in an attempt to steal American jobs. ...more

October 29, 2009

For the second time in a year, county commissioners tabled plans to build a new $18.6 million judicial center, opting to wait until the economy improves. ...more

October 28, 2009

Attention seniors: For the first time in history there will not be an increase in the Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA). There may not be any for the next three years. That does not mean your Social Security benefit will stay the same, it will decrease! Your Medicare premium will increase from $96.40 to $104.20 in 2010 and to $120.20 in 2011. Your part D cost will probably also increase. But Congress voted themselves a big raise, between $4,700 and $5,300. ...more

October 16, 2009

Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight. The higher expense reflects the costs of treating diabetes, heart disease and other ailments far more common for the overweight, concluded the study by government scientists and the nonprofit research group RTI International. Other figures from the study, published Monday by the journal Health Affairs: ...more

July 28, 2009

On his first trip to the Middle East, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's message this week will be similar to the one he delivered to Chinese officials a month ago: your investments in the United States are safe. ...more

July 13, 2009

As Americans we spend billions of dollars each year on Halloween and Christmas yard decorations, yet as I drive around our county I see very few American flags flying. As Flag Day (June 14) and the 4th of July approaches, I would hope that all of us, American born or not would feel a sense of pride and duty and fly our great flag. ...more

June 8, 2009

There has been so much misinformation about so many of the different financial crises facing the country over the last few months. Unless one is paying very close attention to what is being and not being said, one can become totally confused. ...more

March 28, 2009

WASHINGTON - Thirteen of the companies receiving billions in federal bailout money owe a total of more than $220 million in delinquent federal taxes. ...more

March 19, 2009