The very concept of a "crash tax" seemed repugnant a year ago. Then Amendment 1 passed, and city officials watched their tax revenues shrink by $400,000 this year. ...more

November 12, 2008

Coming off the success of last year's inaugural Gulfside Hospice's Hike for Hospice, organizers have decided to bring the event back with some new twists this year. ...more

November 5, 2008

Voters in much of Pinellas County will cast ballots for their representatives in the Florida House of Representatives this November. Five district races are being contested. One features a write-in slot, and in another, a challenger has withdrawn even though her name remains on the ballot. ...more

October 27, 2008

If re-elected on Nov. 4, state Sen. Mike Fasano would serve his last term. ...more

October 27, 2008

First, the $700 billion rescue for the economy was about buying devalued mortgage-backed securities from tottering banks to unclog frozen credit markets. ...more

October 26, 2008

An applicant who sought a rezoning to allow for a diesel fuel station on Broad Street will get another hearing. ...more

October 19, 2008

Why is it so hard to fix health care? If we just make all the doctors and hospitals charge the same rates they charge insurance companies, most people could afford health care. ...more

October 18, 2008

WASHINGTON - Less than a week after the federal government had to bail out American International Group Inc., the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers investigating the company's meltdown said Tuesday. ...more

October 7, 2008

Regarding "Both McCain And Obama Offer Health-Insurance Headaches" (Our Opinion, Sept. 29): ...more

October 4, 2008

Congress approved legislation Tuesday that would require private insurers to provide the same level of benefits for mental illness as they do for physical maladies, a change lauded by advocates as a great shift in the nation's understanding of mental health. ...more

September 24, 2008