When federal, state and Pasco County officials started talking about using public money to counteract the collapse of the housing market and the related mortgage foreclosure problem, we wondered whether this would just delay the inevitable. The housing boom, whatever its cause, got too many people into mortgage debt they had no hope of repaying, especially once the inflated value of their houses collapsed. No amount of temporary foreclosure forbearance was going to change that unfortunate reality. According to the lead article in the Jan. 2 edition of The New York Times, our concerns were justified. ...more

January 6, 2010

David Akers kicked a 28-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining, lifting Philadelphia to a 30-27 win against Denver. ...more

December 28, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The national housing collapse has claimed another victim in this once-booming area. ...more

December 18, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The national housing collapse has claimed another victim in this once-booming area. ...more

December 16, 2009

Bucs head coach Raheem Morris acknowledged that the current offensive regime must turn things around quickly. ...more

December 15, 2009

Here's a radical notion: Let's rethink the cult of homeownership in America. Why, a sensible person might ask, do we need to do this when millions of homeowners faced foreclosure in the last year alone, and an estimated 15 million more own homes worth less than their mortgages? Clearly, one might conclude, the bloom is already off the homeownership rose. ...more

November 29, 2009

Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only slightly more during their Black Friday shopping sprees than they did last year, according to data released today by a research firm. ...more

November 28, 2009

In the classic Bill Murray military comedy "Stripes," Murray's character, John Winger, gets dumped by his girlfriend, who said she needs someone who will grow with her. "Talk about massive potential for growth!!" Winger, a committed and newly jobless slacker, shouts as the girlfriend walks out of his life for good. We flashed back to that scene when we read the comments John Hagen offered after being named the president of the Pasco Economic Development Council. ...more

November 25, 2009

No fourth-quarter collapse. No 26-turnover performance. Two unofficial games into this young season, Sebring is looking more and more like a contender - again. ...more

November 21, 2009

Parks and Recreation Department employees have had their hours cut in order to save programs and services. ...more

November 14, 2009