Most American elections aren't particularly competitive. So an off-year election cycle featuring only three significant contests doesn't have any business being interesting. ...more

November 3, 2009

Shoppers are getting used to those 75 percent off sale signs, and that's bad news for merchants who worry they will also have to quickly slash prices on spring goods to attract customers. ...more

January 7, 2009

Habitat for Humanity's Highlands County operation announced that it will acquire the assets of Rebuilding Together Highlands County Inc., a move described by both of the organizations' chief executives as a logical merger of the two corporate missions. ...more

December 26, 2008

Today the Florida Board of Governors will consider a proposal to involve itself in the annual evaluations of university presidents. ...more

November 20, 2008

The currently famous, four-star Gen. David Petraeus is coming to stay awhile in Tampa. ...more

October 31, 2008

I have a book to recommend to those financial titans "working" on Wall Street. In "The Impulse Factor: Why Some of Us Play It Safe and Others Risk It All," by Nick Tasler (Fireside, $24.95), the director of research and development for TalentSmart offers an "innovative approach to better decision making." Think that could help up in New York City? Yes, me, too. Then again, you might want to check it for yourself if you are interested in what makes some people jump into new and possibly dangerous experiences while others prefer to think things through. ...more

October 5, 2008

They don't want to pay for other people's mistakes. The consensus among local men and women on the street is that the taxpayers should not "bail out" those chief executives who they think have caused the plummeting Dow Jones Industrial Average and mortgage crisis. ...more

September 26, 2008

As officials in Washington raced to put together a bailout plan for the nation's teetering financial system, Sen. John McCain hammered Sen. Barack Obama as part of the problem while Obama said any rescue should include a new stimulus package for families. ...more

September 20, 2008

The federal government will not pay the ousted chief executives of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac up to $24 million in exit packages. ...more

September 16, 2008

When federal regulators start writing new rules for financial institutions next year, they should demand big changes in how bankers and traders are paid. ...more

September 13, 2008