Hands Free A Must I do agree that driving with a cell phone at any age is dangerous. May I say hazardous to your health? ...more

December 16, 2008

Raise Alcohol Levy Regarding "Raiding Fund Easy Out For Visionless Pols" (Our Opinion, Dec. 10): ...more

December 15, 2008

In a move that provides relief to thousands of renters who face eviction but draws the federal government even deeper into the housing market, loan giant Fannie Mae said Sunday that it would sign new leases with renters living in foreclosed properties owned by the company. ...more

December 15, 2008

Government efforts to provide easier credit to consumers and help housing finance companies could push mortgage rates "well below 4 percent," a federal regulator said Wednesday. ...more

December 11, 2008

Criticizing the White House directly for the first time since November's election, President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday accused President Bush of not doing enough to stem the nation's home foreclosure crisis. ...more

December 8, 2008

There were 163 homes scheduled for sale by auction Thursday at the Hillsborough County Courthouse – more than the county has ever auctioned in a single day. "In 13 years, I've never seen it like this," said Tamra Wondrow, owner of Foreclosure Disclosure, a Tampa foreclosure listing service. ...more

December 5, 2008

Alex Billos of New Port Richey offers his observations on the current financial turmoil. ...more

December 3, 2008

On Sunday, the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season came to a soggy end. Although this year's season was one of the deadliest on record, most of the death and destruction was visited on islands in the Caribbean. That doesn't make that toll any less horrible. As a practical matter, however, the fact that no major hurricane hit Florida for a second straight year was a good thing for Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and the Legislature. ...more

December 3, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist announced Monday that Florida banks and mortgage lenders have agreed to delay certain foreclosure proceedings, an agreement that industry leaders described as a "reaffirmation" of what they are already doing. ...more

December 2, 2008

Tiffany Edwards thought she was running out of time to persuade her lender to work out a new loan so her growing family could stay in their Tampa home. ...more

November 28, 2008