A year ago, as the outlines of the current financial crisis were just becoming clear, I suggested that this crisis, unlike a superficially similar crisis in 1998, wouldn't end quickly. It hasn't. ...more

August 6, 2008

Similar to America's addiction to oil, the PGA has an insatiable craving all its own. Sure, the links version isn't polluting the atmosphere or cause for civil strife. Nor is it making families around the globe suffer, but it is an obsession none the less. ...more

July 19, 2008

SEBRING - The six candidates for county commissioner kept it civil during their hour Tuesday at the candidate forum, but Ron Grimming and Mike Rowan were sharply critical of incumbent Sheriff Susan Benton. ...more

July 16, 2008

Some people were mingling well on unity day. Hillary's chic body woman Huma Abedin got along great with Obama's charming body man Reggie Love; the two, with their dates, shared a dinner the night before at a Georgetown hot spot. ...more

July 1, 2008

For the past two years, the home-building industry has been going through a correction. Builders have watched the market turn from "red-hot speculator driven buying" to one overstocked with finished homes, says Gregg Carlson of Maronda Homes. Couple this excess inventory with a mortgage industry meltdown and it's easy to understand why many home builders find themselves fighting for survival, he says. ...more

June 22, 2008

The Plant girls basketball team nearly had a meltdown in its Class 5A-Region 3 quarterfinal Thursday against Dunedin, but the Panthers regrouped in time to pull out a 53-43 win. ...more

February 8, 2008

The free throws that were taken away badly hurt West Virginia. The wide-open shot by Pitt's Ronald Ramon that won the game bothered Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins a whole lot more. ...more

February 8, 2008

Brian Griffith lost his job as a middle management real estate executive last September because of the stagnant housing market. ...more

February 3, 2008

4A-8 GIRLS SOCCER After 18 years, 23 losses, two ties, and 260 minutes, Hudson solves Springstead via penalty kicks to deny Lady Eagles a 4A-8 repeat at Nature Coast Technical, 1-0. ...more

January 24, 2008

Skating from post-to-post with his head bouncing from side-to-side like he was sitting at Centre Court at Wimbledon, Johan Holmqvist was under siege. ...more

January 14, 2008