With regards to Keith Bricklemyer's (a land use attorney) comments in "Wetlands Division A Redundancy" (Views, March 21): It was Shakespeare who once wrote those immortal words, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Has anyone ever noticed the overwhelming majority of those who write in protest about the Environmental Protection Commission are developers, land use attorneys, and those individuals with large parcels of land that just happen to be predominately composed of wetlands, not uplands? ...more

March 26, 2009

Businesses and governments looking to trim expenses during this economic downturn have cut jobs because salaries and benefits typically represent the largest cost of doing business. ...more

February 23, 2009

For a year, General Motors has been singing the praises of the new Chevrolet Malibu, voted by auto writers as the 2008 North American Car of the Year and billed by GM Chairman Rick Wagoner as "the finest midsized car this country offers." To promote its launch, GM spent nearly $250 million on advertising, dubbing it "the car you can't ignore." ...more

February 21, 2009

Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said Thursday it will cut 1,000 jobs by midyear, or about 9 percent of corporate management, through a combination of voluntary buyouts and layoffs. ...more

January 9, 2009

Forget politicians. Youngsters will take the stage at the 23rd annual Veterans Day program today at Hopewell Funeral Home. ...more

November 8, 2008

Hillsborough County's transit agency today gave a $10,300 bonus to its chief executive after the agency met ridership, cost-cutting and customer-service goals. ...more

November 3, 2008

Stan O'Neal's legacy will be cemented as the $8 billion man. That's about the size of the massive write-down Merrill Lynch & Co. had to take during its just-ended quarter, which has ruined the reputation of the investment bank's CEO. ...more

October 31, 2007