Weeki Wachee Springs Will Be Better Than Ever On Nov. 1, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection became the proud new owner of Weeki Wachee Springs, joining the other 160 parks in the State Park Service. The date was agreed upon as a result of the Feb. 18 signing at a price of just a couple of "fins!" ...more

December 3, 2008

An operator is standing by - at home. Companies that supply customer service agents to businesses around the world say they are saving money and attracting better employees by letting them work from their own houses. Using Internet telephone technology, the operators are able to answer questions and hear out complaints as if they were working in a sprawling call center in an office park. ...more

November 29, 2008

In 2006, Florida launched the first substantial reform of Medicaid since the program was originated more than three decades ago. The goals of reform were to improve the quality of health care provided to 2.2 million poor, elderly and disabled citizens under the state-federal program and to control skyrocketing costs that threatened the sustainability of this important program. ...more

November 29, 2008

For nearly three decades, working Americans have been part of a huge experiment with their future well-being: Old-fashioned pensions that guaranteed specific retirement benefits have given way to old-age benefits that depend on personal investing in the markets. ...more

November 22, 2008

Pro football's bad guy image has been passed from the Los Angeles Raiders to the Washingon Redskins. ...more

November 20, 2008

Things can go wrong quickly in cave diving. Deep underwater, where visibility is measured in a few feet and where communication is limited to hand signals, the margin of error is slim. One wrong turn, one bad decision, a piece of equipment that malfunctions, can turn a recreational dive into disaster in a matter of seconds. ...more

November 14, 2008

Jim Kotera says the challenge hit almost three decades ago and got the ball rolling, so to speak. ...more

November 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Djuke vom Vilstaler Land, 117 pounds of toned muscle, is getting over the jet lag of a weekend flight to Buenos Aires, where he raked in the top three prizes in a contest that drew 300 Rottweilers from around the world. ...more

October 24, 2008

Sunday night's halftime tribute to Mike Alstott capped a nostalgic week for a franchise that had been rather reluctant to embrace its past. ...more

October 20, 2008

Organized labor and business groups are facing off in an intense battle over legislation that would make it easier to organize unions, as labor seeks to bolster its dwindling ranks and propel its agenda for working Americans. ...more

October 20, 2008