On their way to the Union train station to welcome home his mother and dad, 9-year-old Sam Gibbons and his aunt came upon a frenzied crowd outside Citizens Bank & Trust. ...more

March 15, 2009

Residents who remember the Great Depression offer their advice. ...more

March 13, 2009

Here is something that should be of great interest for you to pass around. I didn't know of this until it was pointed out to me. ...more

March 12, 2009

Talk about dejÀ vu. Last year, county commissioners invited noted economist Hank Fishkind to a meeting to find out how dire the local economy was and whether it would be prudent to reduce impact fees. ...more

March 12, 2009

No quick recovery expected. ...more

March 11, 2009

The notice that golf cart inspection and registration is on the docket for March 23-25 brought me into the garage to kick the tires on my 1986 Club Car. I've had new canvas put on, a new motor installed and two sets of new batteries in the seven years I've lived here. ...more

March 11, 2009

Saving County Tax Dollars I figure if the commissioners really wanted to save money, they could. ...more

March 11, 2009

The children of The Great Depression, who grew up knowing the value of repairing what they have instead of buying new, may be coming out ahead of the game in this lingering economic slump. ...more

March 11, 2009

You've seen the old black-and-white pictures and grainy films of those mean and lean years of what we call the Great Depression. The stark colors match the mood of those times, and, in fact, I think those shadowy pictures of bread lines and haunted faces contribute to today's fears about what might be looming. ...more

March 10, 2009

Factory jobs disappeared. Inflation soared. Unemployment climbed to alarming levels. The hungry lined up at soup kitchens. ...more

March 8, 2009