For one Sunday this season, the cynicism turned into euphoria for Bucs fans. ...more

November 9, 2009

The man who watches over the $700 billion in government money given to banks and other institutions to avert a financial collapse said Wednesday he thinks it's too early to say how much will be repaid to the taxpayers. ...more

October 21, 2009

WASHINGTON - Acknowledging it's an "imperfect" bill, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will accept a $410 billion spending package that includes billions in earmarks like those he promised to curb in last year's campaign. But he insisted the bill must signal an "end to the old way of doing business." ...more

March 11, 2009

You've got to love Charlie Crist. With so much negative energy pressing on this economy, the governor's "I believe in Florida" message stands as an inspiration and a lesson in functional economics. ...more

March 11, 2009

You've got to love Charlie Crist. With so much negative energy pressing on this economy, the governor's "I believe in Florida" message stands as an inspiration and a lesson in functional economics. ...more

March 11, 2009

The foremost of many curiosities in the Alex Rodriguez mea culpa Tuesday is his assertion that his cousin made him do it. Let's explore that for a moment, shall we? ...more

February 18, 2009

The big issue isn't whether A-Rod did something many other players did. The continued deception is the problem, writes Joe Henderson. ...more

February 17, 2009

It's not because I'm single and unattached that Valentine's Day fills me with a kind of internal cringing normally reserved for the sound of nails dragging down a chalkboard. It's not sour grapes or cynicism gone amuck. It's simply that Valentine's Day is, and nearly always has been, a crass, "What the heck am I going to get him or her" competition, that devalues spontaneity, simplicity, romance and - I'm pulling out the big guns here - most of all, love. ...more

February 14, 2009

The contents of a wallet often tell you what a person values, Royce M. Decker said today. "I thought success was having seven credit cards and maxing them out," Decker said with a chuckle about his youthful days to the audience at today's Business Development Week kickoff luncheon. West Pasco Chamber of Commerce organizes the annual business week, which continues through Jan. 31. ...more

January 26, 2009

In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting that Americans are too apathetic about ethical standards. ...more

November 30, 2008