A Light in Financial Gloom: Gas Falls To $3 A Gallon Gut-wrenching declines in the stock market, a financial panic that some have compared to the Great Depression and the realization that the United States may be headed to its worst recession in more than a generation have trumped what should otherwise be good news: The return of $3-a-gallon gas. ...more

October 19, 2008 |

Gut-wrenching declines in the stock market, a financial panic that some have compared to the Great Depression and the realization that the U.S. may be headed to its worst recession in over a generation have trumped what should otherwise be good news: The return of $3-a-gallon gas. ...more

October 18, 2008 |

Players and coaches in the Florida Half Century softball association, for players 50 and up, liked what they saw here when they played a tournament earlier this year at the Highlands County Sports Complex. ...more

September 19, 2008 |

Sen. Barack Obama called Monday for using oil from the nation's strategic reserves to lower gas prices, the second time in less than a week he has modified a position on energy issues as he and Sen. John McCain seek to find solutions to a topic that is increasingly dominating the presidential race. ...more

August 5, 2008 |

Regarding "Iorio: It's Train Time For Tampa" (front page, July 31): The time to diversify our transit system has long since arrived. The need for a diverse transportation network will not disappear, regardless of how often we widen Interstate 275. Rail is a vitally important part of it; however, we must invest in a reliable and efficient bus system, both for local routes and regional transport, to work in conjunction with rail. ...more

August 5, 2008 |

Call it the Summer of the Virtual Classroom. Years of growth in online education at Florida's colleges and universities have led to unprecedented spikes in enrollment this summer, and the momentum is building faster for the fall. ...more

July 27, 2008 |

With its wide, sweeping left turn, New Tampa's new flyover ramp feels more like a turn at the Daytona 500 than the stop-and-go, wait-for-the-green-arrow commute of yesteryear. ...more

July 23, 2008 |

With its wide, sweeping left turn, New Tampa's new flyover ramp feels more like a turn at the Daytona 500 than the stop-and-go, wait-for-the-green-arrow commute of yesteryear. ...more

July 22, 2008 |

Residents in once-sleepy Thomasville have started complaining about traffic jams on Route 43, which runs through town. ...more

July 10, 2008 |

Presidential campaigning has placed the media spotlight on the offshore drilling discussion. While I am glad for the renewed attention to this important topic, I worry politics will divide what is a really a nonpartisan issue. The public overwhelmingly supports increased exploration for oil and natural gas off Florida's coastline. As Floridians and Americans, we cannot afford to sit back as our energy future and the future of our natural resources are debated in the political arena. It's time to stop talking and start taking action. ...more

July 7, 2008 |