A destructive winter storm left more than a million customers in the dark before barreling into the Northeast today, delaying flights and turning the morning rush into the morning slush as communities braced for the worst. ...more

January 28, 2009

It's supposed to get cold tonight, with either snow or an ice storm. Doesn't matter; we're not going anywhere. ...more

December 31, 2008

Brown-Waite No Friend Of Hernando County ...more

October 1, 2008

I'd estimate that about 75 percent of the e-mails in my inbox are from people who are swamped with credit card debt. Many, particularly in this economy, have had to rely on the plastic because they lost their job or their gas and food bills are sky-high, but about a third can place the blame on shopping, specifically, clothes shopping. ...more

September 28, 2008

Holiday sales are expected to grow at the slowest pace in six years as shoppers worry about jobs, the housing and stock markets and high gas and food prices, according to a forecast from the National Retail Federation being released Tuesday. ...more

September 23, 2008

Stocks Plummet After Retail, Unemployment Data NEW YORK (AP) - Dejected investors sent stocks plunging Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points after retailers and the government added to a mountain of bad economic news and devastated hopes for a late-year recovery. ...more

September 7, 2008

Many of the nation's retailers struggled with a sluggish back-to-school season, though Wal-Mart posted higher August sales Thursday as shoppers focused on buying essentials amid worries about high gas and food prices. ...more

September 5, 2008

This economy has left people behind on credit card bills, short on mortgage payments and low on cash to cover basics such as gas and food. Those are gaps in the budget that have to be filled, and too often, people are raiding their 401(k) to come up with the extra money. ...more

August 31, 2008

Reservations for seasonal rentals are lagging behind last year, which indicates the strong possibility that fewer snowbirds might come to Highlands County this winter. ...more

August 26, 2008

Is auto leasing really dead? Oh, I so hope so. ...more

August 17, 2008