University of South Florida QB Matt Grothe would like to get paid. Actually, he thinks all college athletes should be compensated for the amount of money each school makes from selling replica jerseys with a player's number on it. ...more

September 10, 2008

After the Vietnam War, respect for the military sank to an all-time low. In one survey, sanitation workers were the only profession Americans thought less of - and some considered that an insult to sanitation workers. Defense spending plummeted. The armed services "hollowed out," lacking the budgets to sustain modernization, training and readiness. ...more

September 8, 2008

A woman robbed a Bradenton bank this afternoon, Manatee County deputies say. About 4:30 p.m. , the woman entered a bank at 5305 26th St. W. and demanded money from a teller. She didn't display a weapon or a note, deputies say. ...more

September 4, 2008

Lake Wales police are investigating a SunTrust Bank robbery that occurred this morning. ...more

September 4, 2008

A man implied he had a gun and robbed a Wachovia bank in Temple Terrace this Tuesday morning, Temple Terrace police say. ...more

September 2, 2008

If John McCain becomes president, he will be confronted by a Congress with significantly larger Democratic majorities than today's - majorities furious about high hopes dashed by an eighth Republican victory in 11 presidential elections. And if the normal pattern of off-year elections obtains in 2010, those majorities will expand. So McCain would have to deal with a hostile legislature for four years, as Arnold Schwarzenegger has done for almost five years. For that reason, and because these two self-styled post-partisan, reach-across-the-aisle mavericks admire one another - McCain has given Schwarzenegger a starring role Monday at the Republican convention - it is pertinent to survey Schwarzenegger's governorship of one-eighth of America's population. ...more

August 31, 2008

Happy Endings Come In Fairytales I read an article written by one of your readers against the county commission wanting to expand the area where they are now situated. The amount of money requested or desired is astronomical at this time, especially with very little reserve cash coming in. ...more

August 30, 2008

A man walked into the Wachovia Bank, 8740 Mitchell Blvd. in New Port Richey about 11:30 a.m. today and demanded money at gunpoint, deputies said. He was last seen heading behind the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. ...more

August 26, 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

Part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 authorizes up to a $7,500 tax credit for qualified first-time homebuyers. Based on the questions I'm getting from readers, many people are ready to jump at this money like Scooby Doo panting after Scooby snacks. ...more

August 24, 2008