Sen. Hillary Clinton is not inevitable after all, and Mitt Romney, with all his money and vaunted organization, couldn't pull off a victory. ...more

January 5, 2008

The message was loud and clear: Knicks fans were disgusted by what they saw. ...more

November 22, 2007

A former aide of County Commissioner Kevin White has accused him of sexual harassment, saying she was fired last week for rebuffing his advances. ...more

November 15, 2007

The Sarasota Family YMCA board pledged Tuesday to make changes to its foster care program, the day after a state report blamed arrogance and defensiveness for the agency's recent poor performance. ...more

October 31, 2007

Bank of America's third-quarter earnings dropped 32 percent, badly hurt by a spike in consumer credit costs and the poor performance of an investment banking unit that has clamored for respect on Wall Street. ...more

October 19, 2007

Now that he knows he will start Saturday's game against N.C. State, Florida State QB Xavier Lee is focused on keeping the job, something he was unable to do last season. ...more

October 1, 2007

Thunder and Lightning were nothing special, and Clemson's special teams were downright horrible. ...more

September 30, 2007

It seems odd that Avon Park doesn't do annual evaluations of department heads. That's the case, though, and we don't believe it's fair to department heads and it's certainly not good management of people by business standards. Good managers understand that employees need to know where they stand on a regular basis, which means regular communication. Along with that, they should have an accurate evaluation every year. The key word here is "accurate." Glowing annual evaluations sure make everyone feel warm and fuzzy, but they don't begin to identify weaknesses, strengths and areas where improvement is necessary. Sitting down with a good employee and telling them that along with all their positives, they also have weaknesses is one of the toughest things a manager has to do. It's also, perhaps, the most important thing they do. ...more

September 23, 2007

When bemoaning the toll of state-mandated budget cuts on Hillsborough government, county administrator Pat Bean urged citizens to 'look under the hood' and tell Tallahassee to back off. ...more

September 7, 2007