Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup and announcing further factory cuts. ...more

June 21, 2008

Have you heard about the Valrico gas station selling super cheap gas? Or the one in Oldsmar? ...more

June 20, 2008

Attention all homeowners of Sun 'N Lakes south, there is an opportunity for the community to get the sidewalk extended to the south along Sun 'N Lakes Boulevard, which will give those who live south of Sweetheart Avenue, safer walking. The existing sidewalk gets a lot of use by those who get their daily exercise by walking along that half mile that goes to Highway 29. ...more

June 19, 2008

Wouldn't it be nice if we could just wish this bad economy away? Actually, that's not too far from the truth – at lease locally. Much of what ails the Highlands County economy is consumer confidence, not any one particular factor beyond our control with the possible exception of gas prices. William Pittenger, senior vice president and chief real estate economist with Seacoast National Bank, recently told members of the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce that the local economy isn't as bad as a lot of people believe, and that with a better outlook, it could turn around much quicker. Pittenger is right about that. Our economy depends on consumers feeling confident to purchase goods. If they are scared jobs might not be there tomorrow, consumers are much less likely to spend. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. ...more

June 18, 2008

Regarding "City, County Work To Idle Growing Fuel Price Burden" (Metro, June 16): ...more

June 17, 2008

Pass Brown-Waite Bill To Lift Ethanol Tariff It seems like our candidates for president are more interested in talking about gender, race and what they will do when elected. As one of their taxpaying employers, I would like to know if they have introduced any bill to lower the high cost of gasoline and food prices. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA - A 22-year-old man convicted of first-degree murder, robbery with a firearm and second-degree arson in March 2007 will get a new trial, according to an opinion handed down today by the 2nd District Court of Appeals. ...more

June 11, 2008

Most Americans are waking up to understand that cheap gas prices are a thing of the past. No matter what we do, how we fuel our homes, cars and industry, the prices just won't go down anymore. It's the new reality that most of the world has been experiencing for decades. ...more

May 30, 2008