More of America's largest companies will shrink their staffs rather than will hire in the next six months, according to the latest survey of their CEOs. ...more

December 9, 2009

This is the week of the transitional period between the full moon and the last-quarter moon, and as the title implies, so will be the state of the fish which the anglers pursue -transitional. ...more

November 4, 2009

The sediment at the bottom of the Hernando Beach channel is not contaminated with petroleum products, according to testing done by a county consultant and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. ...more

March 18, 2009

An updated diagnosis of the elusive malady that kept Rocco Baldelli off the field much of the last two seasons has the former Rays outfielder feeling better than he has in recent memory about his chances of resuming a productive baseball career. ...more

December 17, 2008

As the days before reporting for Lightning training camp continue to dwindle, Vinny Lecavalier is hoping he'll be able to suit up when the games count for real. ...more

September 1, 2008

Wall Street shot higher Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names such as JPMorgan Chase and United Technologies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 200 points, bringing its two-day advance to more than 480. ...more

July 18, 2008

Hernando County is defying the averages - but not in a good way. The Tampa region has been drenched with rain compared with last year and has recorded above-normal precipitation in five of the past six months. ...more

July 7, 2008

Hernando County is defying the averages - but not in a good way. The Tampa region has been drenched with rain compared to last year and has recorded above-normal precipitation in five of the last six months. ...more

July 3, 2008

RAINFALL AVERAGES HIGHER THAN NORMAL IN PINELLAS, HILLSBOROUGH, SUMTER COUNTIES ...more

July 2, 2008

Our county government is a mess. They change committees to suit their agenda. If the results are not to their paradigm, they change the rules or committees. Example, they first decided that a new "CEO" a.k.a. county administrator, should be hired after his or her staff has been hired. What a colossal error. I can only think of one reason for this. They wanted to be sure that their special people were promoted to these higher-paying jobs. But when the committee sent the second selection of the new directors' jobs, they were not all that happy. So they just changed the rules and the next ones will be a group of finalists. ...more

February 20, 2008