Oct. 15 is the deadline for residents who have not filed for the rebate. With a week to go, more than 18,000 eligible residents in Hillsborough County have yet to file the required paperwork to receive a rebate check, according to the IRS. ...more

October 8, 2008

WASHINGTON - IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman, in a statement prepared for a House hearing Thursday, said one of the agency's tasks this summer will be tracking down some 5 million Social Security recipients and veterans who qualify for tax rebate checks but have not filed to receive them. ...more

June 20, 2008

Gas prices are high, food's more expensive and the job market's cold, but the United States may still avoid a recession. ...more

May 20, 2008

The Little Sunshine Preschool and Learning Center was buzzing at midmorning on a recent Wednesday. It was filled with the distinctive white noise that dozens of happy, active 4-year-olds can create. ...more

February 17, 2008

The Little Sunshine Preschool and Learning Center was buzzing at midmorning last Wednesday. It was filled with the distinctive white noise that dozens of happy, active 4-year-olds can create. "They're still having fun at the same time," said director and owner Stephanie LeDouaron. "They don't even know they're learning." ...more

February 13, 2008

Over the past several months millions of toys have been recalled because of dangerous levels of lead. The concern over these products is real. As attention on the toy recalls grows, Floridians need to know that there are many things you can do to prevent lead poisoning. ...more

October 26, 2007

One could not define The New England Journal of Medicine as a bastion for tax-and-spend liberals. Harvard folks who provide the publication are a conservative lot who publish, after great scrutiny, health-related studies and editorials. ...more

October 26, 2007

It's a pity those eager to bash President Bush are using the emotional appeal of health insurance for poor children as a political club. ...more

October 4, 2007