During an otherwise mostly uneventful Sebring City Council meeting, Attorney John McClure, representing The Palms of Sebring, requested to vacate a portion of an alleyway for parking lot expansion. ...more

February 9, 2009

Shoppers know to bring receipts when making returns, but having a receipt isn't always a pre-requisite to getting your money back. ...more

December 27, 2008

Facing massive job losses, the White House and congressional Democrats are negotiating a deal to provide about $15 billion in loans to prevent Detroit's weakened auto industry from collapsing. ...more

December 6, 2008

Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss handed the GOP a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington, winning a bruising runoff battle Tuesday night that had captured the national limelight. ...more

December 3, 2008

Congress shouldn't respond to the Big Three's mistakes with one of its own, and the biggest mistake of all would be to let Detroit drop dead. Lawmakers need to take action to save some of the last good working-class jobs in America and to put a tourniquet on the nation's economic pain. ...more

November 27, 2008

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday the House would provide aid to the ailing U.S. auto industry, requiring that the industry meet new fuel-efficiency standards, produce advanced vehicles and restructure "to ensure their long-term economic viability." ...more

November 16, 2008

A Candid Assessment Regarding "His Decision Is Very Easy" (Letter of the Day, Oct. 13): ...more

October 14, 2008

Please don't sell the future of the children of this country by handing a $700 billion blank check to the same people who caused our current problems. You will prolong problems that can work themselves out. ...more

October 6, 2008

Lester A. Garone of New Port Richey says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will rule Washington, D.C., after the election. ...more

October 4, 2008

WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain agreed to attend the first presidential debate Friday night even though Congress doesn't have a bailout deal, reversing an earlier decision to delay the event until Washington had taken action to address the crisis. ...more

September 26, 2008