Try 'Trickle-Up' It is surprising how little our politicians know about economics. A sound company is only possible if the people have sufficient money to purchase available consumer goods. Any "trickle-down" policy will simply fail, since money injected at the top tends to stay at the top and does not address the real problem-namely, lack of purchasing power at the bottom. ...more

March 6, 2009

Dear Abby: My husband and I just found out that his daughter and her boyfriend duped everyone - including us - with a formal, traditional wedding ceremony, but the "marriage" is not legal. They had no intention of being legally wed but felt that because they are having a baby, they were entitled to a wedding. ...more

November 30, 2008

Local utility companies are working harder than normal this summer. It's not because of the hot weather. It's the frigid economy. ...more

July 4, 2008

SEBRING — A Sebring man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $11,000 bond, after he was arrested, accused of paying Duck's Body Shop with bad checks to get his car back, as well as ABC Appliance for merchandise there. Raymond "Ray" Paul Hartley, 24, of 306 Swallow Ave., was booked Wednesday on charges of grand theft $300 or more but less than $5,000 and two counts of fraud - insufficient funds – obtaining goods or services in return for a worthless check $150 or more. His bond was set at $8,000 on those charges. ...more

June 13, 2008

The Florida Elections Commission has dismissed all but one count of an eight-count complaint against two members of a now-defunct political action committee, accused of violating state laws in the run-up to the 2006 municipal elections. ...more

June 3, 2008

A Sarasota bank branch manager built up a false trust with an 86-year-old Bradenton man and stole thousands of dollars from him, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

February 5, 2008

A Sarasota bank branch manager built up a false trust with an 86-year-old Bradenton man and stole thousands of dollars from him, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

February 4, 2008

A worthless-check charge against former Pasco County Sheriff Jim Gillum was dropped this week in part because the landlord who made the complaint never officially tried to cash it. ...more

January 19, 2008

Hernando County's 2008 budget just got fatter. But it didn't put on as many pounds as last year. ...more

December 7, 2007

The U.S. Trustee has launched an inquiry into Countrywide Financial Corp.'s claims against two South Florida borrowers seeking bankruptcy protection to determine whether actions of the nation's largest mortgage lender "threatened an abuse of the bankruptcy system." ...more

November 29, 2007