ANOTHER MILLION LAYOFFS: More than 1 million jobs were lost in 2008, and this year isn't expected to be any better. ...more

January 4, 2009

Firefighter Paul Sanzone endured humiliation last year. The city claimed he verbally threatened a supervisor. After 17 years on the job, Sanzone was fired. ...more

September 9, 2008

Floridians are now in danger from yet another act of the Florida Legislature. Allowing employees to keep guns in their cars at work even when their employers object only facilitates workplace violence. This bill should have been titled the Workplace Violence Enabling Act. Oddly enough, media coverage gives the impression that the only issue is "gun rights" versus the property rights of employers. Apparently the public safety and the safety of employees isn't worth mentioning. Gun laws passed by the Florida Legislature in the last few years flies in the face of every known fact about gun violence. Take the so-called Castle Law, which encourages gun toters to shoot whenever they feel threatened. This ill-advised law gives those who shoot first more rights in Florida than any other jurisdiction in the world. ...more

May 9, 2008