Seldom has corporate strategy been turned on its head so quickly. Barely a year ago, cash was a dangerous thing to accumulate: activist investors stalked companies, urging boards to return it to investors, to pay special dividends or to buy back shares. ...more

November 29, 2008

Linda Hayward, a tax reform activist, made no secret she wanted the three incumbent county commissioners voted off the board in the November election. ...more

November 19, 2008

In the article "A Financial Day of Reckoning for America" Oct. 6 by Patrick Buchanan it stated: "In a democracy it is said, you get the kind of government you deserve." But what did the American people do to deserve this? If you were one of the more than 40 percent of the citizens who receive government largess, who would you vote for? A: A liberal who promises more and bigger largess or B: A conservative who promises to wean you off the largess? An untrained mind is a dangerous thing to use. How many who want more government welfare and subsidies know what the latent effects of those government programs are or don't they really care? ...more

October 9, 2008

Our longer days are here and more of the outdoors we will see. Being that we live in Florida, many of us are in some regard "outdoors" people. The sunshine is part of our lives no matter how we want to see it. With medical awareness at a high, it is important to know what we need to do to protect ourselves. The sun is a wonderful thing but as with anything moderation and a little self-protection is key. ...more

July 10, 2008

To many parents, it seemed nonsensical. A plan to make school bus service more efficient meant their children would have to cross Bell Shoals Road, one of the busiest north-south arteries in Brandon, just as commuters were rushing to work from their houses, condos and town homes in this booming bedroom community. ...more

September 5, 2007