In the classic Bill Murray military comedy "Stripes," Murray's character, John Winger, gets dumped by his girlfriend, who said she needs someone who will grow with her. "Talk about massive potential for growth!!" Winger, a committed and newly jobless slacker, shouts as the girlfriend walks out of his life for good. We flashed back to that scene when we read the comments John Hagen offered after being named the president of the Pasco Economic Development Council. ...more

November 25, 2009

The Rose Circle on April 1 toured the Port of Tampa aboard a 64-foot catamaran, courtesy of the Tampa Port Authority. Members were surprised to see the magnitude of the harbor from the perspective of the boat. Members reported a fun day for all. ...more

April 15, 2009

Prosecutors probing Bernard Madoff's massive fraud are determined to leave his wife with almost nothing ...more

March 16, 2009

President Obama's plan to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path hinges on three huge bets. First, that the government can get health care costs under control even while expanding coverage. Second, that enacting a cap-and-trade emissions plan would generate revenue along with easing global warming. Third, that the looming expiration of the Bush tax cuts can be a forcing mechanism to write a saner tax code and bring in more revenue. ...more

February 26, 2009

To anyone who didn't get a chance to watch the Super Bowl and had to rely upon a quick glance at the postgame statistics to see what had happened, it might appear Larry Fitzgerald had another one of those dominant games he has churned out since the playoffs began. ...more

February 2, 2009

House Republicans are stiffening their resistance to the magnitude of spending in the plan developed by House Democrats on Obama's behalf to create or save more than 3 million jobs. In the Republican response to the president's address, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the House minority leader, called for deeper tax cuts instead. ...more

January 25, 2009

An alleged Ponzi scheme by an insurance agency in Grand Island that recently filed bankruptcy listing more than $100 million in debt is being investigated. ...more

January 22, 2009

I am quite shocked by the fanfare that President-elect Obama has received for his plans for change. Just in the last few days the newspapers have reported the costs of these programs will be upwards of $1 trillion. After nearly eight solid years of Bush-bashing for the outgoing president's spending, how can any self-respecting adult do such an about-face and endorse expenditures of this magnitude and at such a financially insecure point in this nation's history? ...more

January 10, 2009

Daniel Moynihan heard his share of barbs before he left Los Angeles. ...more

January 5, 2009

Contractor fails to make required improvements. ...more

November 12, 2008