Share your comments and see what luxuries others have - or have not - given up in these tough times. ...more

March 13, 2009

The board of the Skye Loch Villas Home Owners Association thanks Dunedin city officials and Pinellas sheriff's deputies for aiding improvements to the community. ...more

December 20, 2008

The credit union that holds the mortgage for Without Walls International Church wants to foreclose on the megaproperty. ...more

November 6, 2008

The credit markets can be mind-numbing in their complexity, but they are vital to what happens in our everyday lives. They're also the reason President Bush proposed the controversial $700 billion rescue plan. Here are some answers to questions about the credit markets. ...more

October 8, 2008

Many of us are nervously watching the wild swings on the stock market for signs of a Wall Street collapse, but it's the obscure credit markets that matter most right now to consumers and businesses alike. ...more

October 7, 2008

I recently wrote a column encouraging readers to start keeping journals of their thoughts and activities as legacies for the generations to come. ...more

July 27, 2008

During their months off from school, many South Shore students head to summer camp. ...more

July 24, 2008

During their months off from school, many South Shore students head to summer camp. ...more

July 22, 2008

Imagine how crushed I was when my granddaughter told me recently that she isn't interested in "all the stuff that happened in the past." She's only 10. I still hope to win her over. ...more

July 13, 2008

U.S. consumers are the gloomiest they've been since the tail end of the last prolonged recession. Inflation, sinking home values and soaring gasoline prices have pushed confidence to the lowest level since 1992. Consumers' view of the economic future has never been lower, raising worries that already weak consumer spending could deteriorate further. ...more

June 25, 2008