If you're looking for a job, scam artists are looking for you. With unemployment up, con artists are getting crafty and coming up with new ways of taking advantage of desperate job seekers. ...more

March 21, 2009

There's little doubt that the economic stimulus plan that made it through the U.S. House Wednesday will barely be recognizable after the U.S. Senate gets through with it. That's great news, because there's plenty to dislike in what the House passed. We hope before the bill goes to President Obama, it's a much better plan. ...more

January 30, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist reflected this week in an interview with The Tampa Tribune on current controversies, the highs and lows of 2008 and what lies ahead in 2009. ...more

December 14, 2008

Regarding Van Wie's letter, the reports of Obama's association with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and Chicago crooks are bunk. They have been debunked on mainstream media like CNN and you can get the details on Factcheck.org. The latter is an Internet site that just checks facts without partisanship. ...more

September 26, 2008

It's time. In fact, it's way past time for big landowners in Sun 'n Lake of Sebring to allow one-person, one-vote status to residents of the improvement district. Contrary to what the district's attorney says, there is no good argument to keep the status quo, unless you're one of the large landowners. Other than that, their argument doesn't pass the smell test. ...more

August 13, 2008

Based on the smell test, it didn't seem likely that Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson could turn $20 worth of grazing rights into an $11,000 tax savings. ...more

July 1, 2008

Bills recently filed in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate that would require independent reviews of land owned by county property appraisers are not a "knee-jerk reaction" to a Pinellas County land scandal, as Pinellas Appraiser Jim Smith claims. ...more

November 9, 2007

Former Tampa City Council candidate Frank Margarella faces nearly $15,000 in penalties for campaign spending irregularities first reported by The Tampa Tribune. ...more

October 10, 2007