Over the next couple of weeks, 28 public and more than a dozen private high-school graduation ceremonies are scheduled across Hillsborough County. ...more

May 28, 2008

Kendra Rooker is tired of flipping flapjacks. After the 42-year-old Spring Hill resident lost her job as a corrections officer at the Hernando County Jail, she pounded the pavement and explored the Internet for a job with comparable pay. ...more

May 9, 2008

Job seekers flock to a local job placement center, where offers are scarcer but staffers remain optimistic. ...more

May 8, 2008

Ernest Lane of Trinity says Charley Reese overstates extent of nation's economic problems. ...more

January 29, 2008

Ernest Lane of Trinity says Charley Reese exaggerating problems of the nation's economy. ...more

January 8, 2008

Floridians are feeling wealthier because incomes in the state are finally nearing the national average. But at the same time, Florida badly trails the nation in number of bachelor's degrees awarded and other educational achievements. ...more

December 5, 2007

Despite the doom and gloom you might hear about the real estate market, people are still buying and selling homes, says Jeff Shaw, president of Century 21 Shaw Realty Group. ...more

November 25, 2007

For all the doom and gloom about water in California, here's a surprising truth: California has enough water to meet its needs today and tomorrow without new dams, peripheral canals or catastrophic costs. But there is a rub. It will take political will and better management. ...more

October 30, 2007

A lot of football 'experts' are predicting another season of doom and gloom for the Bucs in 2007. Many see them winning no more than six or seven games, and most have them missing the playoffs again, which means a front-office and roster shakeup. ...more

September 2, 2007