Julie Spitzer dug into her purse Wednesday morning and pulled out exact change for a pack of her favorite cigarettes. ...more

April 2, 2009

Federal excise tax on cigarettes went into effect Wednesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

Just because money is tight doesn't mean you have to give up the grape. ...more

March 29, 2009

It's a timeless tradition that not even a sour economy can dampen. For a teenager, earning a driver's license represents new freedoms and another step toward independence. Parents, on the other hand, are pulling their hair with worry - and they don't think it's justified. ...more

March 23, 2009

This letter is to alert Highlands County residents of an urgent matter, where we have to gather together and take action. Most of us are operating under sticker shock when it comes to spending our precious dollars in recent days. So many prices have gone up, we seldom really pay attention anymore, we just sigh and pay. However, we must rally the troops in this case. ...more

February 18, 2009

Who hasn't driven by a gas station lately and seen prices hovering around $2 a gallon and not felt positively giddy? It's as if motorists have awakened from a bad dream where the price of a gallon of gas was almost twice that and our car-loving culture and fragile household budgets were being strangled. ...more

November 14, 2008

City Council members got sticker shock this week when Fire Chief Keith Williams told them it would cost $1.3 million to repair and renovate the downtown fire station. ...more

November 12, 2008

Feeling nickel-and-dimed to death at the grocery store? ...more

October 4, 2008

Got sticker shock at the checkout counter? ...more

September 11, 2008

You can't put a price on unconditional love, but with emotional commitment comes financial commitment. ...more

September 10, 2008