Money magazine's Web site has named Hernando County as one of the top 25 counties in the nation for job growth during the last eight years. ...more

December 25, 2009

County commissioner calls magazine article 'absurd.' ...more

December 24, 2009

New weekend shopping figures on Wednesday offered more evidence confirming stores' modest start to the holiday shopping season. Online sales were stronger. ...more

December 3, 2009

A record number of manatees were spotted last week during an annual count, a sign the endangered mammal might be recovering in some parts of Florida. ...more

January 29, 2009

I didn't vote for Barack Obama. ...more

January 21, 2009

Mortgage application volume more than doubled during the shortened Thanksgiving week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly application survey. ...more

December 4, 2008

The country's economic picture darkened further as Americans hunkered down heading into the holidays, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and factories to cut back on production. ...more

December 4, 2008

"Just After Sunset," by Stephen King (Scribner, $28) ...more

November 30, 2008

Home foreclosures and late payments set records over the first three months of the year and are expected to keep rising, stark signs of the housing crisis' mounting damage to homeowners and the economy. ...more

June 6, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton retains her lead among suddenly critical Democratic Party insiders even as Barack Obama builds up his delegate margin with primary and caucus victories across the country, according to a survey by The Associated Press. ...more

February 11, 2008