In an action it has taken only twice before in the past 10 years, the Florida Professional Firefighters association is asking its 25,000 members not to have anything to do with a municipality whose firefighters, it says, are being treated poorly. ...more

June 23, 2008

It's a lot of money, $100,000. Gulfcoast Oncology Foundation, a Bay area charity for cancer patients, has been promised that sum - if it can raise enough money to match the donation. Director Jane Morse-Swett says the foundation is about halfway there. ...more

June 21, 2008

CLEARWATER -- In an action it has taken only twice before over the past ten years, the Florida Professional Firefighters association is asking its 25,000 members not to have anything to do with a municipality whose firefighters, it says, are being treated poorly. This time, the city is Clearwater. ...more

June 19, 2008

If you have lost your job or are facing a layoff, you need a plan for coping financially. This is especially true if you haven't been able to build an emergency fund or you've been living too high and have never considered there might be a disruption in your income. ...more

June 15, 2008

"When You Wish," by Kristen Harmel (Delacorte Press, $15.99) ...more

June 15, 2008

The economy has defied persistent predictions that it would run out of gas, but everyday working folks are feeling a financial squeeze they can only define as hard times. ...more

June 15, 2008

Call TBS' sitcom "My Boys" what you will to explain it to neophytes — "Sex and the Cubbies"; a kinder, gentler "Seinfeld" — but the result is the same: It's a light, sprightly comedy about bonded friends that boasts equal appeal for both male and female viewers. ...more

June 11, 2008

About 50 employees of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office are making a difference for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan - one check at a time. ...more

June 7, 2008

Teenagers who eschewed parental prodding to get on the stick and find a part-time job before school lets out next week could be in for a long, hot, jobless summer. ...more

May 28, 2008

As gasoline prices inch closer to $4 a gallon, the tips keep getting smaller for Jessica Mendoza and the other waitresses at a Village Inn restaurant in Tampa. ...more

May 23, 2008