Facing the prospect of major budget cuts next year, Pasco County officials took the hard questions directly to the taxpayers Monday night in the first of a series of public meetings aimed at setting priorities for the county's future. ...more

April 1, 2009

When it comes to accepting fact; when we're facing inconvenient truths ...more

February 13, 2009

"Anybody Any Minute," by Julie Mars (St. Martin's Press, $25) ...more

August 17, 2008

A truck swerves down the roadway, forcing motorists off the road. Others, outraged by the impaired driver, witness a potential disaster in the making. They call 911. ...more

July 24, 2008

At the Corner Pub on Cincinnati's west side, bartender Melissa Metz can count the cost of the economic hangover in the stack of bills she has at the end of a shift. ...more

June 24, 2008

As the first round of interleague play began this weekend, the Rays stood alone atop the more powerful of baseball's leagues, their record bettered only by the Cubs and Diamondbacks in all of baseball. ...more

May 18, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham. ...more

February 16, 2008

Major retailers' cautious ordering of goods is expected to salvage what could have been dismal fourth-quarter profit, but the 2008 outlook looks more sobering. While stores can manage how much merchandise they order, they can't direct consumer spending - which is on the skids. ...more

February 15, 2008

Sure Florida had a tough 2007. The housing market hit the skids. Insurance premiums rose out of sight. And the run-up in property taxes continued to sock new homebuyers. ...more

January 3, 2008