Re: Privatization editorial in the March 22 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

March 25, 2009

The issue: Privatization of county government services. Our opinion: In some cases it makes a lot of sense, but officials should examine prospects carefully. ...more

March 22, 2009

A lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to limit the state's authority to operate a Medicaid privatization experiment ...more

March 2, 2009

One hundred and sixty-five years ago, a Scottish businessman set out his plans for a newspaper. James Wilson's starting point was "a melancholy reflection": "while wealth and capital have been rapidly increasing" and science and art "working the most surprising miracles," all classes of people were marked "by characters of uncertainty and insecurity." ...more

October 25, 2008

It's A 'Ponzi Scheme' Regarding "Social Security: We Need It And Want It" (Other Views, Aug. 18): ...more

August 23, 2008

Jim Gries's letter about Social Security is unnecessary fear mongering. Social Security is simply an income transfer program. Workers today pay a tax to support retirees and disabled people. In exchange, workers get the promise that when they retire, a new generation of workers will support them. As Gries notes, the program has a substantial surplus. By law, that surplus is invested in bonds issued by the U.S. government. ...more

August 7, 2008

Even after two recent failed attempts at turning city work over to the private sector, Tampa still is considering outsourcing work in its Fleet Maintenance Division. ...more

July 11, 2008

Look for more histrionics today when the Tampa City Council considers a proposal to privatize janitorial jobs. ...more

June 26, 2008

This second-generation private ship being built by Virgin Galactic to fly tourists into weightlessness is an exciting experiment in the privatization of space flight. ...more

February 19, 2008

When Jeff Rainey took over Hillsborough Kids Inc. in 2005, the private agency was responsible for more than 5,000 abused and neglected children in Hillsborough County. ...more

November 10, 2007