The oldest baby boomer turned 62 this month and promptly signed up for Social Security. But it probably wasn't a very smart financial move. ...more

January 27, 2008

There were a lot of sad little faces at Saturday's Children's Gasparilla Parade when fierce storms forced officials to halt the event a half-hour after it started. It was the right call to make. ...more

January 22, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - Developer Gene Thomason and his company, Cory Lakes Limited, owe Hillsborough County $300,000 in back taxes for 2005 and 2006 for two dozen undeveloped lots he owns in the New Tampa gated community. In addition, he and his company, which received a no-bid contract for operations and maintenance of Cory Lake Isles, owe nearly $170,000 in 2007 property taxes. ...more

January 15, 2008

Developer Gene Thomason and his company, Cory Lakes Limited, owe Hillsborough County $300,000 in back taxes for 2005 and 2006 for two dozen undeveloped lots he owns in the New Tampa gated community. ...more

January 14, 2008

The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Sunday that recent successes such as reducing violence have created a new set of challenges for 2008 - the most important being the return of refugees and the struggle for political reconciliation. ...more

December 24, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Growing up, it was tradition for Jason Dittman to help his father decorate their house for Christmas. ...more

December 22, 2007

Susan Cole wanted to fly her 12-year-old son Danny from their Maryland home to Houston so he could catch a football game with his dad, who was there on a business trip. ...more

November 21, 2007

In many towns and cities, the newspaper is an endangered species. At least 300 daily papers have stopped publishing over the past 30 years. Those newspapers that have survived are struggling financially. Newspaper circulation has declined steadily for more than 10 years. Average daily circulation is down 2.6 percent in the last six months alone. ...more

November 15, 2007

Shoppers at Westfield Citrus Park are being asked to join a nationwide fire-relief effort. ...more

November 3, 2007

Thank you to the residents of Lake Haven Estates who contributed to my daughter's trick-or-treat for her UNICEF effort. We were able to raise almost $20. That may not seem like too much, however, when it is added to the approximately $4.5 million that will be raised across the country, it will save or improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of children all over the world. As little as $20 can immunize a child against diphtheria, measles, polio, tetanus, tuberculosis, and whooping cough. As little as $3 can provide a child with classroom supplies for a month. In this case a little bit goes a long way. ...more

October 30, 2007