Garbage pickup once a week? Tampa Councilman John Dingfelder presented that option at today's city council meeting. He says the money saved could help avoid the need to increase fees for garbage collection. ...more

February 21, 2008

I find it interesting that so many of the people that were helped by FEMA, (a.k.a. taxpayers) feel that they should not have to repay for the housing and other services that were provided them in an emergency situation. There has been a few million dollars in fraud and theft that will never be recovered, and some people are still living in trailers and hotels supplied by us and have just milked the system to the extreme. ...more

February 21, 2008

It's the night before we're scheduled to conduct our science fair experiment, and it's not looking good. ...more

February 18, 2008

The way that city residents pay for fire services could change now that the City Council has given staff the go-ahead to investigate the feasibility of a special taxing district. ...more

February 6, 2008

Officials say it would benefit taxpayers. ...more

February 5, 2008

The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics has announced a contest to find the video that best conveys the Mathematics Awareness Month 2008 theme: "Mathematics and Voting." ...more

January 30, 2008

The oldest baby boomer turned 62 this month and promptly signed up for Social Security. But it probably wasn't a very smart financial move. ...more

January 27, 2008

Impact fees are an important pay-as-you-use tax/fee, and recent concern about raising them in a real estate market slump is unjustified. ...more

January 19, 2008

During their first season of varsity competition, the Lennard High School girls basketball team has been progressing slowly but surely. ...more

January 12, 2008

Mix Of Taxes Ideal Mr. Troyer's letter has much merit in it suggesting a balance between a sales tax and income tax. There are, however, a couple of problems with his suggestion. ...more

January 8, 2008