President Barack Obama is wrong to overly politicize the nation's economic downturn, even though his critics are doing the same to him. ...more

December 9, 2009

Homes for homeless I am amazed at how generous Hillsborough County is to the homeless who camp here. It makes me all warm and fuzzy to see a person pushing a stolen grocery cart, littering and jay-walking all over this town and not one police officer ever gives a single ticket. ...more

October 26, 2009

Hillsborough County is one of five finalists in an effort by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to figure out what qualities make the best teachers and how to measure those qualities in the classroom. ...more

August 20, 2009

The Senate voted on Tuesday to prohibit credit card companies from arbitrarily raising a person's interest rate and charging many of the exorbitant fees that have become customary - and crippling - to cash-strapped consumers. ...more

May 20, 2009

If you're looking for a job, scam artists are looking for you. With unemployment up, con artists are getting crafty and coming up with new ways of taking advantage of desperate job seekers. ...more

March 21, 2009

Google announced Wednesday it will begin showing ads to people based on their previous online activities in a form of advertising known as behavioral targeting, which has been embraced by most of its competitors but has drawn criticism from privacy advocates and some members of Congress. ...more

March 12, 2009

The mercury may be forecasted to dip below 40 degrees Friday night during the Class 5A, District 9 boys soccer title game, but the intense rivalry between host Palm Harbor University and East Lake High can be counted to keep things well-heated. ...more

January 29, 2009

Urgently shifting course, the Bush administration is abandoning the centerpiece of its massive $700 billion economic rescue plan and exploring new ways to shore up not only banks but also credit-card, auto-loan and other huge nonbank businesses. "The facts changed and the situation worsened," Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said at a news briefing, explaining the administration's switch from its original plan to help financial institutions by buying up troubled assets, primarily securities backed by bad home loans. ...more

November 13, 2008

A group of South Shore residents willingly signed themselves up for boot camp. ...more

October 22, 2008

Six months ago, Harriet Pea put her 18 years of management experience at large companies toward a new career in consulting. "It was a very good move for me," she says. ...more

October 19, 2008