PBS chief Paula Kerger says budget numbers tell the tale of how public TV is faring under the Obama administration, compared to that of former President George W. Bush. ...more

August 3, 2009

It's a chance to gain independence from welfare, to find a job and possibly buy a home. ...more

January 12, 2009

Falling fuel prices have forced the owners of a local factory that turns chicken fat into a diesel fuel additive to cut production in half from summertime levels. ...more

November 23, 2008

The back-to-school ritual leaves our youngest children behind. Federal investment in children does not start until age 5 or 6 when - ready or not - they enter kindergarten. Attitudes toward the pivotal early childhood years are shifting, and both presidential candidates should consider effective preschool programs in their domestic policy platforms. ...more

September 4, 2008

If one man's trash is another man's treasure, Bill Nelley is sitting on 80,000 gallons of liquid gold. ...more

September 3, 2008

Nonprofit groups are battling the Bush administration's attempt to kill programs that allow homebuyers lacking money for a down payment to get funds from sellers that are channeled through charities. ...more

June 27, 2008

In the wacky world of gas pricing, fluctuations can be major and the reasons can vary greatly. The main reason is that retailers selling gas blended with up to 10 percent ethanol can charge less because of federal tax rebates, said Jim Smith, head of the Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association in Tallahassee. ...more

January 8, 2008

TAMPA - Three former Tampa Housing Authority employees were charged today in a federal indictment with embezzling more than $125,000 in federal money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...more

December 12, 2007