Dylan Weber-Callahan had finally made it to the state meet. His times in the 50-yard freestyle had dropped steadily, a sign he was peaking at just the right time. Maybe, just maybe, he thought, he could post a high finish at the sport's pinnacle event. ...more

December 28, 2009

A sign inside the Humming Motors auto repair shop says, "We do the worrying so you don't have to." ...more

December 26, 2009

Urging Floridians to help the state economy by shopping locally, Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday unveiled the Florida Backyard Card discount Web site. ...more

March 25, 2009

Urging Floridians to help the state economy by shopping locally, Gov. Charlie Crist today unveiled the Florida Backyard Card discount Web site. ...more

March 24, 2009

Secret elections are imperfect expressions of the public will, but nothing else is better. They work well in a number of democratic contexts, especially in selecting government representatives and in whether a company's workers want to unionize. ...more

March 24, 2009

A Minnesota board has certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, but a legal challenge probably will keep the race in limbo. ...more

January 5, 2009

The city's new grant program designed to bring more business downtown is drawing criticism about its fairness and timing. ...more

November 1, 2008

Tuesday's general election includes Republicans, Democrats and a variety of third-party competitors. ...more

November 1, 2008

In Tuesday's general election, Republican candidates in Florida will have a built-in advantage on the ballot over their Democratic and third-party competitors. ...more

October 31, 2008

With Wall Street engulfed in crisis, the Securities and Exchange Commission is planning measures to rein in aggressive forms of short-selling that were blamed in part for the demise of Lehman Brothers and which some fear could be turned against other vulnerable companies. ...more

September 16, 2008