Look at the state of affairs in this country and we see what dire straits our economy is in. The deficit is at an all-time high and employment is at an all-time low. In order to boost the economy, the banks are still offering adjustable rate mortgages, which in the long run will cause more foreclosures. ...more

December 26, 2009

Florida's legislature should be congratulated for setting the financial groundwork for a new and improved Florida. ...more

June 3, 2009

On New Year's Eve I was sitting at a table with friends, waiting for the count down to the New Year. I looked at the noise maker in front of me and saw "made in the U.S.A" stamped on it. It made me start to think of my youth in the '50s and '60s. I remembered the RCA T.V. that was made in the U.S.A. I remembered the Emerson radio that was made in the U.S.A. I remembered the Chevrolet that my father drove; you guessed it, made in the U.S.A. ...more

February 5, 2009

By its very nature as a port city, Tampa has long profited from the global economy. The question for city leaders today is how best to take advantage of the evolving world marketplace. ...more

December 1, 2008

Long-time Tribune readers won't be surprised to see we believe that Sen. John McCain is the best candidate for president of the United States. ...more

October 19, 2008

The Florida Gas Transmission Co. is expanding its underground natural gas pipeline network and is holidng an open house in Land O' Lakes tonight to discuss its plans. About 22 miles of the proposed natural gas pipeline expansion could someday stretch through Pasco County. A representative from the Florida Gas Transmission on June 10 briefed Pasco County commissioners on the company's plans. The 36-inch pipeline would stretch from Tallahassee to South Florida, cutting through 25 counties. Pasco County residents are invited to the open house 6-7:30 p.m. tnoight at the Land O' Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O' Lakes Blvd. The Pasco portion primarily would run adjacent to an existing corridor along State Road 52, south through Land O' Lakes to the Hillsborough County line, said Stephen Veatch, the company's senior director for certificates and tariffs. The $2 billion expansion project would serve utility providers such as Florida Power & Light, Seminole Electric Cooperative, the city of Tallahassee and possibly Progress Energy in the future. The expansion is needed to serve growing energy needs and higher demands for natural gas, an environmentally preferable alternative to coal, Veatch said in June. For information about the project, call 1-877-663-9161 or go to www.panhandleenergy .com/fgt/phaseviii ...more

July 8, 2008

Daily parking rates at the Port of Tampa's cruise line terminal could increase from $12 to $14 for a standard space and from $24 to $28 for buses, large campers and other vehicles occupying two spaces under a proposal scheduled for a July 24 public hearing. ...more

July 3, 2008

If members of the U.S. House were allowed to vote on a new trade pact with Colombia, the measure would almost certainly pass. ...more

May 13, 2008

The out-sourcing and the hiring of illegals, the hiring of guest workers, have all caused a decline of America's wage scale, and is directly the cause of our collapsed economy. Our young men and women who are fighting this illegal war in Iraq will be very upset when this war is brought to a close and they come home to a job market that has been filled with illegals and guest workers. There will be many thousands of unemployed veterans who will not take kindly to not being able to get jobs that they feels should be theirs. The Democrats are unwilling to debate illegal immigration, and guest workers who are not needed when we have a declining economy. If they are unwilling to represent the American working class, then the next president will more than likely be Mitt Romney, who has taken a strong stand on illegals and guest workers, and to take a look at all the "unfair trade deals." ...more

January 18, 2008