"The better the villain," Alfred Hitchcock said, "the better the movie." And in the epic production that is the United States of America, we have followed that advice since the earliest settlers landed. For every hero the American story factory produces, a vivid new villain comes off the assembly line in short order. ...more

April 2, 2009

Amy VanDeventer has always been a cheapskate. The recession is taking her to new extremes. ...more

March 14, 2009

Bill Clinton set a stellar example for Barack Obama. Neither of them understands the difference between campaigning and governing. ...more

March 11, 2009

The new chairman of the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce called on members to volunteer their time to help the organization weather economic uncertainty in the coming year. ...more

February 4, 2009

The new chairman of the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce called on members to volunteer to help the organization weather the economic uncertainty. ...more

January 23, 2009

There is no Hollywood ending in sight in 2009 for the entertainment industry, which along with the rest of the nation is experiencing its worst economic slump in decades. ...more

January 10, 2009

Just the other day my mother was robbed in a grocery store parking lot. ...more

December 24, 2008

Pasco-Hernando Community College formally introduced the public Friday to its new conference and instructional center, a two-building complex that took about one year and $8.6 million to build. ...more

October 23, 2008

Booming sales of the newest iPhone led Apple to a stellar fiscal fourth-quarter report, defying predictions that the tumultuous U.S. economy would hold the company back. Despite the blockbuster performance, which sent Apple's shares soaring in after-hours trading, the company issued what it called "prudent" predictions for the current quarter, because of broader economic uncertainty. ...more

October 22, 2008

Pasco-Hernando Community College formally introduced the public Friday to its new conference and instructional center, a two-building complex that took about one year and $8.6 million to build. ...more

October 18, 2008