Jobs Needed, Not Parks Regarding "Foreclosure May Provide Opportunity," March 3: ...more

March 5, 2009

Paula O'Neil spent six years learning the inner workings of the office before running for Pasco County Clerk of Court last year. ...more

February 28, 2009

Jim Lee of Tarpon Springs says the government cannot create jobs. This makes the government bailouts "boondoggles." ...more

February 7, 2009

As the economy sours, families are forced to make tough decisions, and many already have decided against the state's college savings plan. ...more

January 29, 2009

As the economy sours, families are forced to make tough decisions, and many already have decided against the state's college savings plan. While usually a popular option for parents, enrollment in the Florida Prepaid College Plan is down 20 percent from this time last year. ...more

January 27, 2009

Happy hour is getting happier, and that's making restaurants sadder. As the recession drags on, drinkers such as Luis Romero of Anaheim, Calif., are gravitating to happy hour - that late-afternoon period when bars and restaurants sell discounted drinks and food to attract customers during what otherwise would be a slow time. ...more

January 17, 2009

"It's been a tough year." Stanley Wells doesn't mind admitting it. In previous years, he was selling 65 Dodges and Chryslers a month. In 2008, he's averaging maybe 40. ...more

December 14, 2008

Only a few years ago Hillsborough County and the rest of Florida looked on the financial struggles elsewhere in the nation with smug detachment. ...more

December 7, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AP) - With the United States all but certainly in a recession and many skittish consumers hesitant to buy even a cheap compact, it would seem the last thing anyone would need is a $400,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom. ...more

November 30, 2008

With the U.S. all but certainly in a recession and many skittish consumers hesitant to buy even a Honda Accord, it would seem the last thing anyone would need is a $400,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom. ...more

November 21, 2008