Highlands County's unemployment rate in September was 11.6 percent, up significantly from the 8.4 percent in September 2008. ...more

November 13, 2009

Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans to raise money and recruit candidates for 2010. But the most important effect of last week's elections is historical. It demolishes the great realignment myth of 2008. ...more

November 8, 2009

It's not as famous as the San Juan Capistrano mission in California that welcomes swallows home every spring, but a mulberry tree in Fort DeSoto Park in Tierra Verde has its own frequent fliers. ...more

April 11, 2009

Travel Team Buys 3 Local Agencies A Buffalo, N.Y., company acquired three Tampa Bay area travel agencies in a deal that could make The Travel Team one of the nation's 15 largest travel services companies. Terms were not disclosed in the deal completed last week. ...more

March 24, 2009

Hughley Finds A Different Experience In Daily Grind At the start of his stand-up set in the 2000 film "The Original Kings of Comedy," D.L. Hughley mocked audience members who had to suffer the rigors of a daily grind. Now he's getting his comeuppance. ...more

October 26, 2008

For saltwater anglers, the arrival of microfiber lines was an epochal event. The soft, thin, strong "superline" virtually replaced monofilament overnight, particularly among saltwater anglers who appreciate the extra life span and the pulling power of these no-stretch lines. ...more

July 11, 2008

We Americans have become a more cantankerous, quarrelsome lot in recent decades. ...more

May 22, 2008

Despite John McCain's building political momentum, Mitt Romney said Saturday he does not expect the Republican presidential nomination to be settled during the coming week and he is planning to continue campaigning beyond Super Tuesday. ...more

February 3, 2008

A pair of investors disclosed plans Monday to name their own slate of four directors at The New York Times Co., saying the current board hasn't acted aggressively enough to meet the demands of the rapidly changing media industry. ...more

January 29, 2008

Floors creak and doors slam. Hidden passages lead to secret compartments. Ratty old dolls show up out of nowhere. ...more

January 10, 2008