For the first time in history, Congress will not allow an increase in the Social Security COLA (cost of living adjustment.) ...more

November 4, 2009

The pharmaceutical industry agreed Saturday to spend $80 billion over the next decade improving drug benefits for seniors on Medicare and defraying the cost of President Barack Obama's health care legislation, capping secretive negotiations involving key lawmakers and the White House. ...more

June 21, 2009

Recession forces people to abandon their exotic animals ...more

February 23, 2009

Some Dunkin' Donuts in the Tampa Bay area will start selling doughnuts today decorated with pirate themes to celebrate Gasparilla. The doughnut chain will sponsor a float in Saturday's Gasparilla parade. Some of the beads tossed during the parade will have a medallion good for $1 off a dozen doughnuts. ...more

February 5, 2009

"I Get So Hungry," by Bebe Moore Campbell (Putnam Juvenile, $17) ...more

December 28, 2008

The Sebring Winn-Dixie, with competition across the street (Wal-Mart) and just a short ride to the north (Publix), has undergone a major makeover - costing more than $2 million. ...more

November 2, 2008

Snack time at Avon Park Middle School recently turned into precious little time to save a choking student. ...more

September 26, 2008

Dunkin Donuts was giving out free doughnuts before this season whenever the Tampa Bay Rays won. But with the team going from worst in baseball to this season's best, the pastries are rolling off the shelves. ...more

July 1, 2008

AVON PARK — Were it not for a school worker, a doughnut would have almost killed an Avon Park Middle School student. A group of Avon Park Middle students decided to make a game out of a doughnut treat and dared each other to swallow one in one go. Melvin Prewitt stuffed one in his mouth. In a moment, it got stuck in his throat, and Prewitt started to turn blue from a lack of oxygen. ...more

June 11, 2008

For every angler who drops his line during a fundraiser this month, a few more dollars will be reeled in for an upstart religious-theological university based in Plant City. ...more

June 11, 2008