Tampa Electric Co's proposal to raise base electric rates and fuel costs could hit the county school system hard. ...more

October 23, 2008

Since he started Facebook in college 4 1/2 years ago, Mark Zuckerberg has learned - sometimes painfully - that he can't make significant changes to the popular online hangout without triggering an uproar among indignant users who preferred the status quo. ...more

September 15, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - Since he started Facebook in college 4 1/2 years ago, Mark Zuckerberg has learned - sometimes painfully - that he can't make significant changes to the popular online hangout without triggering an uproar among indignant users who preferred the status quo. ...more

September 10, 2008

John Beamer, a Boston-based management consultant, writes about the economics of baseball for The Hardball Times, an online baseball magazine (hardballtimes .com). Beamer recently answered a Tribune reporter's questions about the value of the Tampa Bay Rays, now that they have achieved a winning season, and how major league teams are valued overall. ...more

September 6, 2008

Most of this is anecdotal. Shoot, all of it is anecdotal, which is troublesome but understandable if you know the system. ...more

September 3, 2008

It took seven years, but Charles Ulrich did something many people dream about: He beat the IRS in a tax dispute. ...more

August 25, 2008

When Hillsborough County middle and high school students return to classes Monday, many of their teachers will be struggling along with them. ...more

August 17, 2008

A former Tampa police officer has notified the Hernando County Sheriff's Office that he will sue the agency for a host of grievances, including false arrest. ...more

August 2, 2008

The federal government is poised for a massive bailout of some of our largest mortgage banks and to help homeowners facing foreclosure land loans that are less expensive. All of that pulls at most folks' heartstrings, and it should in many cases. However, we must tread carefully when making decisions like this that will cost all taxpayers a lot of money. ...more

July 25, 2008

Mary Ann and George Patisso Sr. closed a tragic chapter in their lives when they left Polk County today after a jury awarded them $60.1 million Tuesday for the wrongful death of their son. It is a judgment they are unlikely to collect. The man who murdered their son in December 1997 is on death row. ...more

July 2, 2008