New college graduates are entering the worst job market in decades, job counselors say. But it's not hopeless - if they're smart and aggressive and use the advantages that other job seekers don't have. ...more

December 22, 2008

Could all this economic mayhem actually be healthy on some level, or is that some lame attempt at finding a silver lining on something that has no upside? It's difficult to say there is a bright side, but it's clear we were drowning in phony numbers and a day of reckoning was long overdue. Perhaps the surprise is that it took so long for it to happen. ...more

December 19, 2008

Just about everyone is conflicted on all the bailouts going on these days. Rescuing banks and automakers are sold to the public by telling us about the apocalyptic destruction that doing nothing would spark. So Americans are going deeper in debt, with no end in sight. It's a sickening feeling. ...more

December 12, 2008

Aerobic workouts have been around for decades and Jazzercise is one of its biggest names. The cardio workouts and the music change every 14 weeks to keep participants interested and challenged, says Danielle Mazur, a Jazzercise instructor in Brandon. The dancing aspect of Jazzercise makes you forget that what you're doing is good for you, she says. ...more

December 6, 2008

A Bradenton woman can finally prove what she's known all along: she is a U.S. citizen. Somebody just found her green card, issued in 1952. ...more

December 5, 2008

The economy took a tumble in the summer that was worse than first thought as American consumers throttled back their spending by the most in 28 years, further proof the country is almost certainly in the throes of a painful recession. ...more

November 26, 2008

Exiled Tibetans have agreed to continue with the Dalai Lama's accommodating approach toward China despite years of frustration and failed talks, their self-declared government said Saturday. ...more

November 23, 2008

"Days of Our Lives" fans got a shock this week when NBC announced the firing of the soap's biggest stars, Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn, both of whom have been with the show more than two decades. ...more

November 20, 2008

The manager for Westchase Town Center told community leaders the company will be replacing trees that were damaged by poor landscaping. ...more

November 19, 2008

The state has agreed to pay the nation's biggest producer of sugar cane $1.34 billion, instead of the $1.75 billion originally proposed, under a revised deal to buy up vast tracts of farmland to restore the Everglades, the company said in statements Tuesday. ...more

November 12, 2008