Billions of dollars flooded into banks' coffers as the credit crunch gripped the U.S. economy last year, but only a fraction of that stimulus money is going back into the community as loans, regulatory records show. ...more

March 6, 2009

It's a thorny issue, the push to take court-related duties away from circuit court clerks in Florida. ...more

March 1, 2009

Ask Americans about their biggest frustration with government over the decades and they'll most likely say it's the power of lobbyists and special interests to get favors over the needs of the people. Americans are absolutely right about that, and President Barack Obama is ready to rumble to change the way this operates. ...more

March 1, 2009

For some 18 years, Willy's Tropical Breeze has been selling food and cold drinks to beach-goers at Pine Island. ...more

February 21, 2009

By now, Highlands County commissioners thought they would have collected $17 million in impact fees. ...more

February 13, 2009

There will be slightly less money for Tampa's redevelopment projects this year, and not just because there has been a significant drop in the city's property values. ...more

February 12, 2009

There will be slightly less money for Tampa's redevelopment projects this year, and not just because there's been an significant drop in the city's property values. ...more

February 11, 2009

As any student of geometry should know, it only takes two points to create a line. On the other hand, it's better to have more than two points if you want that line to accurately describe a trend. So we're not prepared to draw too many dire conclusions from the second of two rather hasty departures by principals at Moon Lake Elementary School. That might change if there are any additions soon to this particular set of data points. ...more

January 24, 2009

Project comes in at half the cost. ...more

January 19, 2009

"Lost River," by David Fulmer (Houghton Mifflin, $25) ...more

January 18, 2009