The government says consumers increased spending for a second straight month in February even though their incomes slipped because of continuing layoffs. ...more

March 28, 2009

We can sympathize with the people who have been struggling for years to pump life into New Port Richey's downtown. Exhibit A in their tale of woe is Main Street Landing, the mixed-use project that during the Florida property boom of the early part of this decade appeared to be the kick start downtown had needed. Given the current economic situation, however, trying to get the project back in gear right now might not be a good idea. ...more

March 18, 2009

Bernard Madoff's wife could theoretically claim more than $100 million in assets - and should forfeit it all, according to federal prosecutors. ...more

March 16, 2009

Florida emergency management director Craig Fugate is President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

March 4, 2009

Authorities have searched the grounds of three homes owned by a convicted child abuser, looking for the body of one of her adopted children. ...more

February 20, 2009

In theory, an international body made up of representatives from all countries that handles big, complex issues sounds perfectly logical. Our world needs an organization that brings all countries together to stop genocide, form better relationships, feed starving people and provide vaccines, and help people have an opportunity at a decent life. We need that, but apparently the United Nations is incapable of doing any of these things. ...more

February 20, 2009

Shark attacks worldwide dipped last year to their lowest level in five years. ...more

February 19, 2009

ZEPHYRHILLS - Kathy Lovelace lost her job and was about to lose her house, too. But then she made a seemingly simple request of the bank: Show me the original mortgage paperwork. And just like that, the foreclosure proceedings came to a standstill. ...more

February 18, 2009

Can you see the similarity between President Obama's announcement to close Gitmo in one year and JFK's goal of having a man on the moon by the end of the decade? In both cases, neither could specifically say how it would be accomplished. They just had a sense that once they set an important goal and put the best in minds on achieving it, it would get done. Of course, they had preliminary discussions and studies and understood the main issues and possible solutions, but what they did, as executives, was set a goal, and expectation – a reasonable timetable. The Bush years will soon be viewed as an anomaly by the rest of the world, a brief period in our long history where we fell into the wrong hands, were overcome by fear, lost our moral compass and became decidedly un-American. ...more

January 27, 2009

The city council is expected to vote Thursday on a settlement to end a more than decade-old dispute with two companies over the number of billboards they can put up. ...more

January 20, 2009