Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit producer of "Sesame Street" and other kids' programs, is cutting about one-fifth of its work force because of the economic downturn. ...more

March 11, 2009

In the first two months of 2009, the Democratic Congress and the White House have spent more money than the combined cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the response to Hurricane Katrina. After they doled out taxpayer dollars at such a blistering pace, the instinct of many inside the Beltway is to do what's most convenient: desperately try to change the subject by creating straw men - called "the party of no" - to rally against. ...more

March 7, 2009

On Tuesday, the New Port Richey City Council accepted a memorandum officially announcing City Manager Thomas O'Neill's retirement, effective May 31. ...more

March 7, 2009

I read with interest the Tribune's Feb. 22 article regarding closure of the Smithfield Foods facility in Plant City. Like many communities across this great county, Plant City has had to cope with unprecedented challenges to our local, state, national and global economies. Our budgets are stressed by declining depository interest rates and rising operating expenses. We see our neighborhoods negatively impacted by the foreclosure crisis. We feel the pain when layoffs are announced. ...more

February 25, 2009

This year promises to be a year of unprecedented challenges for our country. Our economy is in recession, the financial markets are in crisis, the auto industry has almost collapsed, more Americans face foreclosure and the number of unemployed Americans is, according to some estimates, close to 10 million. Our middle class is shrinking. ...more

February 7, 2009

Accusations of voter fraud have hurled a mud ball into an already messy presidential campaign, with Republicans alleging that Democrat Barack Obama has close ties to an activist group accused of compiling fake registration forms, including ones for the starting lineup of the Dallas Cowboys, submitted in Nevada. ...more

October 11, 2008

General Motors Corp. shares hit their lowest price since 1949 in the opening minutes of trading Friday as financial turmoil and a weakening global auto market heightened worries that the automaker may be unable to pull out of its nosedive before it runs out of cash. ...more

October 10, 2008

American Airlines says it could cut 900 flight attendant jobs as it reduces flights to cope with record high fuel costs. ...more

July 3, 2008

Washington Mutual, the nation's largest savings and loan, said Monday that problems in the mortgage and credit markets are forcing it to close offices, lay off more than 3,000 workers and set aside up to $1.6 billion for loan losses in its fourth quarter. ...more

December 11, 2007