Have we as Americans ever considered that we are partially to blame for General Motors, Ford and Chrysler's financial troubles, job lay offs, plant closures, sales, labor unions, etc? ...more

November 16, 2008

Yes, it was just a baseball game. But when the Tampa Bay Rays threw themselves into a pile after winning the American League pennant late Sunday, people throughout the region experienced a feeling of unmitigated joy. ...more

October 21, 2008

Highlands County Commissioner Andy Jackson, seeking re-election to another four-year term, said people tell him the same three things at every campaign stop he makes. ...more

August 17, 2008

Being forced to lay-off 18 city workers has been a difficult and heart-wrenching task for City Manager Rob DiSpirito. ...more

July 19, 2008

If the city of Tampa is considering lay-offs to cope with reduced tax revenues, Mayor Pam Iorio should be willing to ask police officers who live outside Hillsborough County to pay for the gas they use when driving their take-home cruisers beyond the county line. ...more

July 17, 2008

TAMPA - The St. Petersburg Times is offering early retirement incentives to staff members and may have to lay off employees later in the year, the newspaper said Wednesday. Employees older than 50 with five years of service will be offered enhanced pension benefits if they retire by Aug. 31. The newspaper also froze wages for one year for all of its employees, which number less than 1,300, down from 1,500 two years ago. ...more

May 29, 2008

Valerie Iengo of Port Richey says the nation's economic problems are severe, contradicting Ernest Lane's letter "No Crisis." ...more

January 29, 2008