President Obama's plan to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path hinges on three huge bets. First, that the government can get health care costs under control even while expanding coverage. Second, that enacting a cap-and-trade emissions plan would generate revenue along with easing global warming. Third, that the looming expiration of the Bush tax cuts can be a forcing mechanism to write a saner tax code and bring in more revenue. ...more

February 26, 2009

A couple of seniors delight in the opportunity to contribute to Lennard High School's burgeoning basketball program one last time. ...more

December 3, 2008

The Justice Department approved a $52 billion beer buzz Friday, allowing Belgium-based InBev SA to buy out Anheuser-Busch and create the world's largest brewer. ...more

November 15, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The welcome sign is going out to oil and gas companies off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. ...more

September 27, 2008

It was pretty much back and forth in a tight game between Plant City and Durant, until, that is, Durant took over on its 6-yard line with just more than a minute to go in the third quarter. ...more

September 6, 2008

Not much surprises River Ridge girls soccer coach Skip Glover these days. Not the success of his program, not the talent of his players and certainly not the accolades both command. ...more

May 28, 2008

Bucs tight end Alex Smith caught two touchdown passes in his first professional game, but since that performance against Minnesota in 2005, nothing has come easy for him. ...more

May 21, 2008

MVP PROFILE Nature Coast sophomore Alex Livengood named Hernando Today's Player of the Year.   ...more

May 11, 2008

Right away in her freshman season, Alex Livengood showed that she would soon become the most dominant player in the county. ...more

May 11, 2008

The Chinese government has found a home in Tampa. Starting in February, the University of South Florida will aid Beijing's efforts to spread Chinese language and culture to millions worldwide. ...more

January 3, 2008