I am a former small business owner, now retired, and trying to make some sense of what is going on today. The unemployment figures are the glaring statistics that stand out and no one seems willing to state the obvious reason why they are so high. ...more

November 28, 2009

The economy is shrinking. The recession is deepening. And tens of thousands of people were laid off this week alone. ...more

February 20, 2009

Feeling under the weather? You may cash in sick days when you're coughing and sneezing, but that doesn't mean your phlegmy colleagues stop coming into the office. ...more

February 8, 2009

When you just have to get away but can't afford a real vacation, try a tasty "fake-cation." ...more

January 19, 2009

Teacher Neither Overworked Nor Underpaid Re: "Fighting Words" by Jim Gries, Weeki Wachee, in the Dec. 2 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

December 5, 2008

Saving up your sick days can add up for employees of the Hernando County School District. ...more

September 3, 2008

Employers hoping to improve the company's bottom line are starting to pay more attention to their workers' "bottom lines." ...more

August 29, 2008

Grant Tolbert admits he has faced some rough patches during his 18 years as Hernando County's building director. ...more

August 7, 2008

A Spring Hill teacher's illness may have prevented her from working, but she'll have to prove it first. ...more

February 20, 2008

A local teacher's family says she is getting fired from her job because of a back injury. ...more

February 16, 2008