The University of Florida's president said Tuesday that he's launching a multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign to bankroll a program supporting low-income students. ...more

October 15, 2008

The University of Florida's president said today that he's launching a multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign to bankroll a program aimed at supporting the school's low-income students. ...more

October 14, 2008

Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite couldn't see much difference between the financial rescue bill she rejected Monday and the one that came to the House floor Friday morning. ...more

October 4, 2008

Taxpayers' share of federal government loans and bailouts made last week approaches $1 trillion. ...more

September 21, 2008

Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Monday she would concentrate on energy, government reform and helping families with special-needs children if Republicans win the White House, and drew cheers when she said, "too often government is the problem." ...more

September 16, 2008

The number of Florida homes with foreclosure filings - default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions - fell a bit in August but is still up nearly 30 percent compared with the same month last year. ...more

September 12, 2008

Try convincing your teenager that your $15 jeans - with no rips or embroidered patches - are just as good as the brand-name pair he wants that cost three times as much. ...more

August 24, 2008

Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month. ...more

August 23, 2008

Dear Readers, Awhile back, Mr. HandyPerson mentioned that he had moved in early 2007 from his previous home in San Francisco and "merged" households nearby with his good friend Hannah. He promised that he would write about the move eventually. Alas, that day has arrived. ...more

August 21, 2008

Florida jumped to third nationwide in the rate of foreclosures in July, a report released Wednesday by housing research firm RealtyTrac says. ...more

August 14, 2008