In about 30 minutes, more than 200 Jesuit High students received a sobering yet hopeful speech on the economy and its future. ...more

February 18, 2009

Time to get into the wheelbarrow business big time. ...more

February 14, 2009

Not long ago we were wondering how the federal economic stimulus legislation then being battled over in the nation's capital, which contains a boatload of bucks for roads and other infrastructure elements, would stimulate Pasco County's economy in time to make a real difference. Nothing we've heard since then has done much to change that skeptical view. ...more

February 14, 2009

The widening of Sunshine Grove Road was supposed to begin this year. ...more

February 13, 2009

One person likened a proposed stimulus plan for Hernando County to a Ponzi scheme the likes of which disgraced investor Bernie Madoff would be proud. ...more

February 12, 2009

Many Pasco road projects might skid into a ditch when it comes to qualifying for the first phase of the federal economic stimulus. Nobody quite knows for sure just yet since the ink isn't dry on the stimulus legislation before Congress, according to Donald Skelton, the District 7 secretary for the Florida Department of Transportation. Skelton, based in Tampa, spoke at today's meeting of the Pasco Metropolitan Planning Organization. ...more

February 12, 2009

Pasco County commissioners hope to turn a corner - literally, in this case - after giving the green light to turn-lane additions at the intersection of Little Road and Hudson Avenue. ...more

February 12, 2009

Moving with lightning speed, key lawmakers announced agreement today on a $789 billion economic stimulus measure designed to create millions of jobs in a nation reeling from recession. President Barack Obama could sign the bill within days. ...more

February 11, 2009

Moving with lightning speed, key lawmakers announced agreement today on a $789 billion economic stimulus measure designed to create millions of jobs in a nation reeling from recession. President Barack Obama could sign the bill within days. ...more

February 11, 2009

Time to get into the wheelbarrow business big time. ...more

February 11, 2009