On network news Monday night, a GM dealer bemoaned "the great uncertainty" of bankruptcy and the jobs lost by clerks, salesmen, janitors and others who work at the dealership. ...more

June 3, 2009

Before her wedding last year, Huda Batterjee went abroad to buy her bridal lingerie - she just couldn't bear the humiliation of discussing her most intimate apparel with a man. She had little choice: there are almost no saleswomen in Saudi Arabia. Now a group of Saudi women - sick of having to deal with male sales staff when buying bras or panties, not to mention frilly negligees or thongs - have launched a campaign this week to boycott lingerie stores until they employ women. ...more

March 25, 2009

Whenever a top pharmaceutical company eliminates thousands of jobs, it leads to worry and caution from the medical community. ...more

January 23, 2009

When 93-year-old Walter Farley was found shot dead in his home, his son's wife, Mary, asked Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, "Are you going to do everything you can to find who killed my father-in-law?" ...more

January 4, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office today charged someone in the New Year's Eve shooting death of a 93-year-old Lakeland man: his son. ...more

January 3, 2009

When Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy Rob Thornton asked how many in his audience had been a victim of a crime, at least five out of about 50 people raised their hands. ...more

October 15, 2008

It has been more than three decades since Louis de la Parte Jr. represented us in Tallahassee. Yet his passing last week, against the backdrop of today's political swamp, serves as a reminder of the possibilities that government service once was and can be again. ...more

October 5, 2008

In the latest in a flurry of lawsuits against U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, another former high-level employee alleges fraudulent practices at one of Buchanan's car dealerships set up to benefit the firm's owners and partners. ...more

September 20, 2008

Regarding "55: Don't Count On It" (front page, July 17): Reducing the speed limit would slow commerce as truck drivers' time on the highway is limited by the DOT to 10 hours of driving on the highway. They are then required to take a 12-hour break. The 55-mph speed limit will deny truckers a reasonable amount of time to deliver their product, and shortages will cause price increases. ...more

July 24, 2008

SEBRING — Someone knifed nearly every tire on nearly every vehicle on the lot Friday night at Rufus Brown Motors. And if you know who it is, it'll be worth $1,000. On Saturday morning, salesmen were walking down the rows of Jeeps, Mercurys, Hondas, Dodges and Accuras, writing down information, and preparing to order replacement tires. ...more

May 24, 2008