I am a former small business owner, now retired, and trying to make some sense of what is going on today. The unemployment figures are the glaring statistics that stand out and no one seems willing to state the obvious reason why they are so high. ...more

November 28, 2009

The prices of homes keep dropping, according to national and local statistics. Are you in the market for a home, or have you bought a house? What factors influenced your decision? ...more

October 31, 2009

The number of hate crimes in Florida dropped slightly in 2008. ...more

October 22, 2009

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put their franchise tag on receiver Antonio Bryant, they committed to paying him $9.88 million in 2009 - the average of the 10 highest receiver salaries in the National Football League. Most work-a-day types have no way to relate to an annual salary with a decimal point, so TBO.com created the Antonio Bryant Franchise Calculator. ...more

September 8, 2009

The city council on Thursday asked the city's legal staff and police marine unit to devise a strategy to persuade the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to take a new look at allowing an ordinance setting speed limits and a no-wake zone on an approximately mile-long stretch of the Hillsborough River. The city can approve an ordinance, but officials say the state probably would nix it because of a lack of statistics showing accidents, injuries or fatalities. ...more

July 18, 2009

Wal-Mart's supercenters continue to add food customers in Florida while other grocery chains are losing them, new data show. ...more

July 15, 2009

I just read John Reiniers column titled, "Private sector can't afford public sector employees." ...more

July 8, 2009

Hernando County ranks 31st among all counties in the nation for the number of foreclosures, according to County Clerk Karen Nicolai. ...more

March 5, 2009

TIPS FOR STATE FARM CUSTOMERS >>> GET INFORMED. Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation and State Farm Florida have posted special sections on their Web sites to help homeowners whose policies will be canceled over the next three years. The state site, www.floir.com/statefarmdocs .aspx, provides policyholders key information, including a timeline for the cancellation of policies, resources for obtaining alternative coverage, a list of the state's top home insurers, and several documents and statistics related to State Farm's plan to pull out of Florida. Similar information can be found at www.statefarm.com/florida. ...more

March 4, 2009

tips for state farm customers ...more

February 27, 2009