After a slow start, the Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says. ...more

November 10, 2009

Pasco County's residential construction and real estate markets have been hammered to the canvas and show no signs of getting back on their feet. So Pasco officials anxious to reshape the county to their liking appear ready to pounce. ...more

October 28, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Texas and Alabama get far less money every year from offshore drilling in their state waters than advocates say Florida can expect, the state's environmental chief told a House panel Wednesday. ...more

October 21, 2009

For decades, The Spring of Tampa Bay has worked to protect women and children affected by domestic violence. ...more

October 21, 2009

The group that had been exploring the feasibility of turning the Palm Harbor area into a city announced Wednesday morning that it is calling a halt to its efforts for this year. ...more

March 25, 2009

More than 400,000 people in the United States will die this year from a tobacco-related disease. For Kick Butts Day this year, SWAT students from Avon Park and Sebring high schools are taking a stand to stop youth from getting hooked on deadly tobacco products. ...more

March 23, 2009

ZEPHYRHILLS - Kathy Lovelace lost her job and was about to lose her house, too. But then she made a seemingly simple request of the bank: Show me the original mortgage paperwork. And just like that, the foreclosure proceedings came to a standstill. ...more

February 18, 2009

I have come to the conclusion that there are some positive things coming with the election of President Obama: All of the Michael Moores, most of the Hollywood establishment, all the Bush haters, all the Cindy Sheehans and all the rest of the single-issue advocates of the world will fade away. No matter how bad things get, we won't hear a word from them. ...more

January 22, 2009

John B. Mooney of Hudson agrees with letter writer Tony D'Andrea that the rich pay the lion's share of taxes. That's because they have the pig's share of the nation's wealth, Mooney says. ...more

January 21, 2009

Most people have watched as controversy churns in Sun 'n Lake of Sebring concerning the way the improvement district elects board members. This paper has weighed in on the matter as well. In a few days there will be an opportunity to change that, and we hope those who can cast a ballot in the board of supervisors election support Dick Miller for Seat 1. ...more

January 18, 2009