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Failure Is No Longer An Option

Years ago, the federal government bailed out the savings and loan banks. ...more

September 20, 2008

McCain, Obama Spend Big To Get Tampa's Attention

Here's the latest evidence that Florida - and Tampa, especially - is a key presidential battleground: the amount of money Barack Obama and John McCain continue to spend on TV ads. ...more

September 19, 2008

Utilities Fees Worry Fire Board Chairman

The chairman of the Spring Hill Fire Rescue board liked mostly everything he saw Wednesday when he looked over the line items of the proposed budget. ...more

September 12, 2008

$75,000 Seized, 4 Men Charged In Cocaine Sting

Four men tried to buy four kilograms of cocaine from an agent of the Tampa Police Department on Wednesday night, police say. ...more

September 12, 2008

Tampa Police Charge 4 Men In Undercover Cocaine Sting

Four men tried buying four kilograms of cocaine from an agent of the Tampa Police Department on Wednesday night, police say. Officers arrested Arturo Aleman, 33, of Kissimmee; Orbil Millan-Romero, 34, of Tampa; Pedro Pinet, 35, of Tampa; and Ricardo Quinones-Romero, 28, of Tampa. ...more

September 11, 2008

Treasury Department Seems Determined To Kill Off Savings Bonds

If the government didn't deny it, I'd swear they were trying to get rid of U.S. savings bonds. ...more

September 11, 2008

Grothe Thinks Players Deserve A Cut Of Sales

University of South Florida QB Matt Grothe would like to get paid. Actually, he thinks all college athletes should be compensated for the amount of money each school makes from selling replica jerseys with a player's number on it. ...more

September 10, 2008

Preparing The Military For Defeat

After the Vietnam War, respect for the military sank to an all-time low. In one survey, sanitation workers were the only profession Americans thought less of - and some considered that an insult to sanitation workers. Defense spending plummeted. The armed services "hollowed out," lacking the budgets to sustain modernization, training and readiness. ...more

September 8, 2008

Deputies Looking For Woman In Bradenton Bank Robbery

A woman robbed a Bradenton bank this afternoon, Manatee County deputies say. About 4:30 p.m. , the woman entered a bank at 5305 26th St. W. and demanded money from a teller. She didn't display a weapon or a note, deputies say. ...more

September 4, 2008