Gov. Charlie Crist has received a lot of grief from the conservative wing of the Republican Party for endorsing the economic stimulus program put forward by the Obama administration. So Crist is anxious to show that the stimulus program he has embraced is paying dividends. The numbers, however, tell an unconvincing tale. ...more

November 4, 2009

Members of AIG's financial-products unit should take heart. Yes, Obama administration pay czar Kenneth Feinberg is coming down on them with the awesome power of his czardom, dictating that their pay not exceed $200,000 a year. ...more

October 28, 2009

After reading Peter Stathis's letter, I realize that I owe an apology to the right wingers out there. ...more

October 28, 2009

I plead now for all Americans to stand up for your rights and demand answers from the Obama administration about the czar policy. We have the right to know about what these people are doing in the White House and who is paying for them. Your taxes are for your representation, not for what Obama wants. ...more

September 12, 2009

Timothy J. Holst, 61, who joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus as a Keystone Kops clown, rose to the role of singing ringmaster and ultimately became the talent czar, died April 16 in a hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during a visit to sign up circus acts. ...more

April 24, 2009

The nation's homelessness czar joined local government leaders Monday afternoon in announcing a 10-year effort for "ending the disgrace" of homelessness in Pasco County. ...more

February 24, 2009

Barack Obama on Tuesday abruptly abandoned his nomination fight for Tom Daschle and a second major appointee who failed to pay all their taxes, fearing a lingering ethics dispute would undercut his claims to moral high ground and cripple his presidency in just its second week. "I screwed up," Obama declared. ...more

February 3, 2009

His Indianapolis Colts didn't make it to the Super Bowl this year. But Tony Dungy, ex-coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, just may be one of the hottest tickets in town this week. ...more

January 30, 2009

Preview of "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" event ...more

December 3, 2008

The city's transit czar is creating a transit-themed Web site. Transit Manager Elaine McCloud said Mayor Pam Iorio's rail vision will be front and center of a city-run Web site devoted to mass transit. ...more

October 20, 2008