Seagram's is celebrating Black History Month and African American male achievement with the Seagram's Pursuit of Excellence program. The program is designed to address rising unemployment among Black men in Tampa by providing tangible opportunities and building the skills they need to attain gainful employment. ...more

February 24, 2009

Before the federal government adopts a new self-image as "Spender of Last Resort," we should at least explore a less costly role for the government as an "Employer of Last Resort." Idled workers could be directly engaged by the government in advancing our nation's educational, environmental, energy and infrastructure needs. ...more

January 9, 2009

According to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, construction jobs have taken the biggest hit in the past year. ...more

August 20, 2008

Saying he hopes to send a message to parents of athletes who want to excel, a federal judge on Monday gave a six-year sentence to a father who gave his son steroids. ...more

January 8, 2008

Saying he hopes to send a message to parents of athletes who want to excel, a federal judge today gave a six-year sentence to a father who gave his son steroids. ...more

January 7, 2008

I am so glad to hear that yet another individual has "retired" to Highlands County and seeking gainful employment. Your article "Candidate Files for Sheriff" on Oct.18 features Ronald Grimming and after several lengthy careers in law enforcement, retiring from two separate states' highway patrol command positions, as well as retiring from one stint with Miami-Dade College. At 62, this individual is probably eligible for Social Security and Medicare. Now this individual wants to be our sheriff. I am sure this fine man would do fine, but what is it with this area? Why are so many "retirees" coming to Highlands County to squeeze our small job market? I have never seen so many 60-plus something people who had their union jobs, benefits, retirements from somewhere else, yet "retire" here only to pursue work full time. Especially if those jobs offer "any" benefits. You won't find them working the midnight shift. Or especially difficult or hard work. Or at the Stop-N-Shop. ...more

October 20, 2007