Nearly 12 years after Florida's historic victory that sent the Marlboro Man riding into the sunset on Joe Camel, it's time to update Florida's tobacco policy to ensure Florida's newest members of the Big Tobacco club pay their fair share. ...more

March 23, 2009

Last week, President Obama signed the biggest government economic rescue plan in history, a $787 billion package of spending, tax cuts and tax credits. ...more

March 2, 2009

Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed an economic stimulus bill that would cost the American taxpayer $819 billion - enough to give every man, woman, and child almost $2,700. This would be the most expensive spending bill in history, costing more than the equivalent cost of the New Deal, the Marshall Plan and the Louisiana Purchase combined. ...more

February 11, 2009

West Pasco Habitat for Humanity wants to make the dream of homeownership a reality for more families in the area. ...more

January 30, 2009

Deeper In Debt Regarding "Fed Runs To Rescue Of AIG" (front page, Sept. 17): ...more

September 20, 2008

John McCain's decision to anoint Sarah Palin as his running mate looks eccentric for many reasons. Not the least is economic principle. Thanks in part to Palin, Alaska's economy is built on two things that McCain has spent the last few years railing against. ...more

September 11, 2008

Blaming Isn't Going To Solve The U.S. Oil Crisis ...more

July 12, 2008

It is strange but perhaps not unexpected that as oil price soars to record highs, alternative fuel opponents have been beating the drums. They have to beat them pretty hard to drown out the cries of pain at gas pumps around the world. ...more

May 13, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama, seeking distance from his leading rivals, touted his health care expansion package as doing more to cut costs and deal with the root problems facing consumers "than any other proposal in this race." ...more

November 25, 2007

'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!' was a proud moment in American history. Standing alongside the Berlin wall that divided east and west Germans, President Ronald Reagan demanded it be removed. ...more

October 22, 2007