Missed the boat A U.S. court has ruled Spain has a claim on the Odyssey's treasure. ("Judge rules for Spain in Odyssey treasure fight," Business, Dec. 24). What nonsense. Since when does a thief have a claim on his loot, which in this case was a theft perpetrated by a conqueror 200 years ago. If there is a claim to be paid, it's to the people who were plundered, not to Spain. In fact, the Spanish government has no more claim on their "treasure" than Germany has on the plunder Hitler took from the Jews and others. Spain should be required to produce receipts as evidence that they lawfully acquired their gold and silver! ...more

January 3, 2010

Your little pirate may be the one collecting the loot on Halloween, but we all know who will be raiding the treasure chest. ...more

October 26, 2009

The red Igloo cooler that housed loot from Gaither High's inaugural year, 1984-85, was opened Aug. 22 before a crowd of alumni, teachers and school staff. ...more

September 9, 2009

$20,000 in goods stolen by teen from aunt and uncle, deputies say ...more

February 10, 2009

As Americans wonder just how horrible the economy will become, this tiny steel town offers a perverse message of hope: Things cannot possibly get any worse than they are here. ...more

February 1, 2009

Confidence in the wisdom of the custodians of the economy has taken a big hit this year. The people in charge of our investments and our taxes no longer seem so conservative, so diligent or so smart. ...more

December 20, 2008

It must be one special egg beater. That was the loot two men demanded after entering a home in Plant City, one brandishing a pistol and the other holding a knife to the resident's throat, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 14, 2008

Odyssey Marine Exploration, the Tampa company that recovered sunken treasure worth an estimated $500 million from the Atlantic Ocean in 2007, tried knocking down Spain's claim to the loot in papers filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Tampa. ...more

November 19, 2008

Odyssey Marine Exploration, the Tampa company that recovered sunken treasure worth an estimated $500 million from the Atlantic Ocean in 2007, tried knocking down Spain's claim to the loot in papers filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Tampa. ...more

November 18, 2008

Odyssey Marine Exploration, the company that recovered a sunken treasure worth an estimated $500 million from the Atlantic Ocean last year, said late Monday that it lost $6.5 million, or 13 cents a share, in the third quarter. ...more

November 12, 2008