The University of South Florida took control of the troubled Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute this summer, and on Wednesday it announced that 19 of the center's 71 workers have been laid off, most of them administrators. The cuts will save the center $2 million a year, roughly 40 percent in salaries and benefits. ...more

September 25, 2008

After assuming control of the troubled Byrd Alzheimer's center in July, the University of South Florida laid off 19 of its workers today, most of whom are administrators USF says it can no longer afford. ...more

September 24, 2008

Where Do All TheTax Dollars Go? I am a mother of two, one in high school and one in elementary. My concern is I'm sure, like most parents every year, our taxes have gone up, and every year the school supply lists get bigger and longer. Also, there are now lab fees for my son in high school that are mandatory to pay now. I am sure we're not the only family feeling the cost of living going up considerably this year along with gas prices and groceries prices as well. ...more

August 27, 2008

AVON PARK - Churches and non-profit groups in the City of Charm will have to fork over more money for their fire protection after the council voted 4-1 to charge them 75 percent of the institutional rate for the city's fire assessment. This means that churches will have to pay 50 percent more to the city's fire department through the annual assessment than it did last year, when they were charged 50 percent of the institutional rate. Homeowners will still pay $165, while commercial and nursing home rates were unchanged. ...more

August 25, 2008

What Will Mr. And Mrs. Candidate Do? Many know about town hall meetings where the questions are polite but no definitive answers are received. So let me ask these persons who profess they can make change, and some who claim they already are, just what they would do with these issues? ...more

August 17, 2008

When restaurant diners leave a tip for their waiters, they intend to recognize good service, not bolster a company's bottom line. ...more

August 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Work has begun on a $20.5 million jail addition in Land O' Lakes. ...more

August 2, 2008

A dust-up between the Hillsborough County Commission and the Tampa Sports Authority was defused Friday when Sports Authority executive director Henry Saavedra agreed the agency would significantly cut its administrative costs. ...more

July 19, 2008

County Government Offers No Sympathy, Common Sense Re: Hernando County budget. ...more

July 17, 2008

Voluntary Presidency? I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but I'm not the dumbest either, I hope! ...more

July 3, 2008