We are now finishing the 16th month of the recession, which began in December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Not only is this a long recession, but it's also a severe one, marked by painfully high levels of job losses, a sharply reduced credit flow and a drop in the value of many investments. ...more

March 27, 2009

With unemployment numbers soaring, people who lost their jobs last year might have a lot of questions about how that will impact their tax return. ...more

February 27, 2009

A Teamster's official said Friday that union representation among government employees is more vital than ever now that the county has begun trimming its workforce. ...more

February 15, 2009

Hernando County commissioners on Wednesday will discuss an early leave retirement plan for employees. ...more

February 7, 2009

County officials unveiled their much-anticipated early leave retirement plan. ...more

February 6, 2009

On New Year's Eve I was sitting at a table with friends, waiting for the count down to the New Year. I looked at the noise maker in front of me and saw "made in the U.S.A" stamped on it. It made me start to think of my youth in the '50s and '60s. I remembered the RCA T.V. that was made in the U.S.A. I remembered the Emerson radio that was made in the U.S.A. I remembered the Chevrolet that my father drove; you guessed it, made in the U.S.A. ...more

February 5, 2009

School teachers, college professors and hospital employees should keep an eye out for changes in their retirement plans this year. That's because they are among the 10 million workers at nonprofit and educational organizations who may face fewer investment choices and tighter restrictions on how they can use the money in their retirement plans because of new IRS rules. ...more

January 3, 2009

When he was 4, John Martinez took a pencil in his tiny hand and sketched the then-famous comic book character Abie Kabibble on a sheet of paper. ...more

January 2, 2009

Average Americans do not demand integrity from their politicians. ...more

December 31, 2008

Florida's public employee pension plan has lost more than a quarter of its peak value, but Gov. Charlie Crist and other officials Monday said the fund is built for the long haul and there's no need to panic. ...more

November 17, 2008