The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission conceded Tuesday the agency "hasn't been acting as quickly as it should" on crib safety problems. ...more

November 24, 2009

Santa's fine-tuned his list of who is naughty or nice, who hasn't called and who forgot to write. Turkeys will thaw for Thanksgiving Day and it won't be long before it's Black Friday. ...more

November 22, 2009

TEAMS TO WATCH GULF: If you were a fly on the wall in the Gulf wrestling room, here's a Cliffs Notes version of what you likely heard: Here's your goal and what is expected of you - Sunshine Athletic Conference, district and region titles. There's a target on your chest; and if you fall short, it's your fault. Why so cut-and-dried? The Buccaneers are stacked. The squad returns five state qualifiers - three of whom placed, including state runner-up at 152 pounds Ladarious Jackson. Travis DeWalt also is known to be greedy with the tournament trophies, and he expects the best. ...more

November 22, 2009

a program that has exposed taxpayers to financial risk for too long. ...more

November 22, 2009

If you're never quite sure whether the ads for popular beauty products can be believed, relax. Our 4you Beauty Board is made up of veteran testers ready to try the latest when it comes to all things beauty. We'll share what worked and what bombed with the hope of making life a little easier for you. ...more

November 21, 2009

Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group - a finding that may give consumers pause as they shop for the holiday season. ...more

November 19, 2009

A widely read e-mail with misinformation about Hillsborough County's new red-light camera program is causing minor headaches for the sheriff's office. ...more

November 17, 2009

When the sprawling residential-commercial development project that was to be known as Serenova was still on the drawing board, one of the people involved in the project suggested that the center of economic activity in the county was even then shifting from West Pasco to Central and East Pasco. The U.S. 19 corridor would become economically "blighted" and have to be redeveloped, this person suggested. Serenova never got built and the 6,500 acres it would have occupied ended up in the hands of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. The U.S. 19 prediction, alas, is still looking viable. ...more

November 14, 2009

"Googled: The End of the World As We Know It," by Ken Auletta (Penguin Press, $28) ...more

November 8, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays Classic Tote by vineyard vines $95, available at www.vineyardvines.com ...more

November 7, 2009