These are lean times for government in Florida. Government revenue continues to plunge as the recession and real estate bust drag on with no end in sight. So there is a premium these days on getting value for our public dollars. With that in mind, it was interesting to see a list of the salaries of ranking public officials on the Suncoast The Tampa Tribune has compiled. ...more

February 25, 2009

Smoke trails formed spider webs over Bright House Networks Field as fireworks exploded to the tune of Queen's "We are the champions." Fans gathered around the stadium's concourse for a moment over a quarter century in the making. After 28 years, Major League Baseball's World Series trophy had returned to Clearwater. ...more

February 21, 2009

If you felt financially squeezed in the last few months of 2008, you weren't the only one. On Friday, the Commerce Department announced that the economy shrank at a 3.8 percent pace in the final quarter, the worst showing in a quarter-century. ...more

January 31, 2009

The economy shrank at a 3.8 percent pace at the end of 2008, the worst showing in a quarter-century, as the deepening recession forced consumers and businesses to throttle back spending. ...more

January 30, 2009

The country tumbled deeper into recession and probably logged its worst economic performance in a quarter-century during the final three months of last year as battered consumers and businesses throttled back spending. ...more

January 30, 2009

A staggering 2.6 million jobs disappeared in 2008, the most since World War II, and the pain is only getting worse with 11 million Americans out of work and searching. Unemployment hit a 16-year high of 7.2 percent in December and could be headed for 10 percent or even higher by year's end. ...more

January 10, 2009

Carl Pohlad, who bought the Minnesota Twins in the 1980s to keep them from moving to Tampa and later saw the team win two World Series titles during nearly a quarter-century as owner, died Monday. He was 93. ...more

January 6, 2009

U.S. mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level in nearly four decades this week as the government stepped up efforts to revive the housing market. ...more

January 1, 2009

As the longest recession in a quarter century intensifies, analysts think the small decline in economic activity in the third quarter has worsened significantly in the current fourth quarter. ...more

December 24, 2008

A quarter-century ago, Adam Walsh's accused killer accompanied police to a bus bench outside a Sears where he claimed to have snatched the 6-year-old boy. Then, Ottis Toole went with authorities to a turnpike where he said Adam cried for his mother. Later, they stopped at a bridge where Toole said he hacked off the boy's head. ...more

December 20, 2008