Billionaire Warren Buffett said unemployment likely will climb much higher, depending on how effective the nation's policies are, but he remains optimistic about the long run. ...more

March 10, 2009

Why do Republicans constantly talk about compromise and bipartisanship when Democrats almost never do and when they do, don't mean it? Democrats rarely compromise when they are in the majority. ...more

September 9, 2008

Nothing like a $65 fill-up to get the attention of a teenage driver. ...more

July 13, 2008

LOCAL FINANCIAL ADVISER OFFERS 'STRATEGIES FOR MONEY MANAGEMENT' CLASS ...more

June 22, 2008

Teenagers who eschewed parental prodding to get on the stick and find a part-time job before school lets out next week could be in for a long, hot, jobless summer. ...more

May 28, 2008

Florida officials want copies of secret corporate papers held by Allstate Insurance Co. to see if unfair practices were used to adversely affect consumers. Allstate is fighting to keep the papers secret, but we hope citizens in Florida, and elsewhere, soon will learn about potentially unsavory tactics for the company to pay out as little as possible while maximizing profits. ...more

January 24, 2008

A lawsuit alleges that a rental company failed to obtain proof of insurance before loaning a car that wound up in a fatal crash. ...more

January 15, 2008

House and Senate negotiators reached a general agreement to extend the state's no-fault car insurance law rather than letting it expire as scheduled Oct. 1, key members of both chambers said. ...more

September 23, 2007

The rising sun may have been a factor in a collision involving a school bus Friday morning, officials said. ...more

September 22, 2007

CLEARWATER – In a wreck in which the rising sun may have been a factor, two cars ran a red light this morning, and one of them struck a school bus transporting children to St. Cecilia Interparochial Catholic School, officials said. ...more

September 21, 2007