Florida has turned its back on major problems for years, which has helped make this year's budget crisis harder to manage. ...more

March 1, 2009

Are your ancestors lolling in your genealogy files, identified only by their dates of birth and death, and by whom they married? Perhaps you should breathe a little life into their dull existences by finding out how they supported themselves and their families. ...more

January 11, 2009

An ongoing conflict in Zephyrhills, Pasco County's second-largest city, provides yet another example of why local governments need to control growth and work closely with transportation officials. ...more

December 31, 2008

Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential caucuses Sunday, grabbing a majority of delegates as the state's Democrats turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings. ...more

February 11, 2008

TAMPA - Like a main artery into the heart of Tampa, Interstate 4 is vital to the delivery of commuters and goods here and to towns and cities along the way. ...more

January 9, 2008

In many towns and cities, the newspaper is an endangered species. At least 300 daily papers have stopped publishing over the past 30 years. Those newspapers that have survived are struggling financially. Newspaper circulation has declined steadily for more than 10 years. Average daily circulation is down 2.6 percent in the last six months alone. ...more

November 15, 2007