WASHINGTON - The government is quietly negotiating to help cell phone customers avoid expensive fees when they cancel contracts with wireless companies, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

May 21, 2008

No wonder people are skeptical when educators claim some new whiz-bang program will help children do better in school. ...more

May 21, 2008

To the readers and voters of Highlands County: There has been much attention from politicians and the good ole boys recently, regarding the 33 misplaced items within the sheriff's office. Well, my concern is for the 33 percent of our young veterans coming home, either dead or diseased from Iraq; the billions of dollars misspent, no sufficient armor, no safe drinking water, missing uranium, plutonium, weapons and computers. ...more

May 5, 2008

Think about this: Shortly after Bush took office, he launched an endless war. Then, there were record numbers of fires. Not only in number but in size and devastation. ...more

May 4, 2008

Highlands County Commissioner Guy Maxcy wants his fellow commissioners to consider an economic stimulus package for the local business community. We like that idea, and are game for anything that eases the desperate situation a growing number of businesses are in. We fear, though, that there is little that can be done on this level. Let's hope that isn't the case. ...more

February 20, 2008

I was fortunate enough to have a nice visit in Puerto Rico and the availability of an international businessman as a tour guide to tell me "what's what" there. ...more

February 16, 2008

Florida's new effort to fight smoking through advertising starts Sunday with one of the most coveted ad spots, the Super Bowl. ...more

February 2, 2008

A rogue trader who cost France's Societe Generale bank more than $7 billion by making bad stock market bets was taken into custody Saturday for questioning, judicial officials said. ...more

January 27, 2008

For the past few years, banks that issue credit cards have aggressively wooed affluent customers with lavish perks and fat credit lines. Now, that high-end strategy is coming back to bite the banks: There are growing signs some of those consumers are having a hard time paying their bills. ...more

January 15, 2008

An internal audit warned last year that the state board that invests local government money should have a special committee to review overall risk in the agency's investments, and that it was relying on too few brokerages when buying securities. ...more

January 4, 2008