County commissioners will start 2010 by figuring out the top issues facing them in the new year. ...more

December 27, 2009

I see a lot of complaints about how things are going, but few solutions. I will try to give a few here. First: We should make drugs legal. This would save billions in law enforcement and bring in billions in taxes (like what happened with liquor). It would also take away a lot of money from al-Qaida and Taliban terrorists. Second: Bring home all of our troops on foreign soil. We could use the billions that it is costing for infrastructure repairs and put thousands back to work. ...more

December 24, 2009

U.S. Census 2010 will create thousands of temporary jobs in the Tampa Bay area, where unemployment hit 12.3 percent last month. ...more

December 22, 2009

In two weeks Brian Moynihan will take on what is sure to be the toughest job of his career: Running the nation's biggest bank. ...more

December 18, 2009

President Obama keeps talking about the jobs his administration is "creating," but there are more people unemployed now than before he took office. How can there be more unemployment after so many jobs have been "created?" ...more

December 9, 2009

The supersized recession that was a boon for business last year caught up further with McDonald's Corp. in November as high unemployment ate into sales. ...more

December 9, 2009

The past and present linked when Belle Witter Elementary School celebrated its 50th anniversary recently. ...more

November 25, 2009

More Americans intend to travel for Thanksgiving this year than a year ago, although they remain wary of the poor economy, AAA Auto Club South said this week in its holiday travel preview. ...more

November 20, 2009

More Americans intend to travel for Thanksgiving this year than a year ago, although they remain wary of the poor economy, the AAA Auto Club South said today in its holiday travel preview. ...more

November 18, 2009

Not all felons deserve to be outcasts. I was involved in a large corruption case more than 20 years ago. Served my time and resumed my life as a law-abiding citizen. ...more

November 16, 2009