Mix Of Taxes Ideal Mr. Troyer's letter has much merit in it suggesting a balance between a sales tax and income tax. There are, however, a couple of problems with his suggestion. ...more

January 8, 2008

Re: Mr. Chamberlain's letter concerning the merits of a sales, property tax balance. ...more

January 5, 2008

Apart from ditching the "Devil" in 2007, the Tampa Bay Rays proposed building an open-air ballpark on the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront. ...more

December 25, 2007

Regarding Mr. Troyer's letter concerning the merits of an income tax for Florida. Economics 101 tells us that the broader the base for any taxes, the more money it will raise. ...more

December 20, 2007

It should be easier these days to find a place to park at the Palm Harbor Library. It has added 30 spaces to its grass-covered parking lot. ...more

November 24, 2007

Plans for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium on the downtown waterfront could score an economic home run, the team says, pumping $1 billion into the city's economy, creating 2,500 permanent jobs and attracting a million square feet of new retail, office and residential development, including 900 homes. ...more

November 17, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Plans for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium on the downtown waterfront could score an economic home run, the team says, pumping $1 billion into the city's economy, creating 2,500 permanent jobs and attracting a million square feet of new retail, office and residential development, including 900 homes. ...more

November 16, 2007

So you finally splurged on that sweet plasma high-definition television, snagging it for a bargain $2,000 from an online electronics retailer in the Midwest. ...more

November 16, 2007

Championship Park may be dead, but the scramble over how to spend $40 million set aside for the failed project took a familiar path Wednesday. ...more

November 8, 2007

Even a sluggish economy and a state focus on scaling back spending did not dissuade Sarasota County voters on Tuesday from overwhelmingly approving the renewal of a 1 percent sales tax. ...more

November 6, 2007