SEBRING — U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, a self described "blue dog Democrat," called the federal stimulus checks only the first of four steps needed to boost the economy out of the recession. "The president is still having trouble saying 'the R-word,'" Mahoney told about 60 people at Monday morning's meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association. ...more

May 12, 2008

Broken sewage pipes and areas flooded with contaminated water. ...more

May 7, 2008

The Pinellas School District is confronted with having to cut some $43 million in spending for the 2008-09 school year. It would be tempting to attribute this totally to Florida's economic woes and the resulting cuts in state spending . As Superintendent Clayton Wilcox has noted, however, the district has a declining student population. ...more

May 3, 2008

Automakers are introducing plenty of luxury vehicles at this year's Chicago Auto Show, from the $78,000 Yes roadster to Porsche's performance-oriented Cayenne GTS. ...more

February 7, 2008

A lot of people are saying that impact fees are the cause of our area's economic woes. They are wrong of course, but that never stopped anyone from making incorrect claims about something they don't like. ...more

September 19, 2007