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

District 3 County Commissioner Ann Hildebrand faces two Republican challengers: electrician Matt Matey and home insurance activist Wil Nickerson, in her bid for a seventh term. The winner of the Aug. 26 primary will face one of two Democrats in the race. ...more

August 16, 2008

Settled in a moderate abode in one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, Patti Galvin was content in her primary role as a wife and mother. But she also made time for a work-study program in nursing, a field in which she hoped to eventually find a part-time job that fit in with her family's schedule. ...more

July 9, 2008

SEBRING — Summer normally means days at the beach, making some extra money at a part-time job or just lounging around with friends. But for a select group of athletes at Sebring High School, summer spells sweat, hard work and pushing themselves to the limit. ...more

July 6, 2008

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is looking for a few good men and women. ...more

June 28, 2008

The latest casualty of a flagging economy: Brooksville's top politician. ...more

June 26, 2008

Teenagers who eschewed parental prodding to get on the stick and find a part-time job before school lets out next week could be in for a long, hot, jobless summer. ...more

May 28, 2008

Rhett Butler to Scarlett O'Hara: "Why, a cat's a better mother than you are." ...more

May 10, 2008

It's the day after Sydney Harding's 3-month birthday. Her mother has just completed her first full week back at work after maternity leave. ...more

May 10, 2008

Commissioner Pay Should Be Based On Per Capita Income One way to help the county budget would be to change the way the salary for a county commissioner is determined. The job of county commissioner is a part-time job, but the salary is almost $60,000 per year. According to the 2000 census, the per capita income for Hernando County was $18,321. This means that we would need to have gotten a 325 percent increase and only work part time since 2000 to break even with these part-time employees ...more

February 19, 2008