Though the Chewnings know the inspection business inside and out, none of the family members had the financial expertise to deal with the situation they found themselves in. ...more

March 26, 2009

The state board that oversees the fund designed to pay homeowner claims in the event of a catastrophic hurricane searched Tuesday for ways to reduce its risk with hurricane season only months away. ...more

March 10, 2009

Conservatives now have an opportunity to applaud Democratic proposals when they make sense. ...more

November 12, 2008

After reading Frances Earl's recent column this past Thursday, I have come to the conclusion that she likes to make things up. Things like: Republicans coming out in droves for Sen. Barack Obama. Well, the only Republicans I know who are backing Obama are the spineless Washington insiders who are more interested in being invited to Washington parties and being liked by the media. I am talking about the so-called: "Blue Blood Republicans" or moderate Republicans. But the true conservative Republicans would in no way vote for someone like Obama whose new age socialism would truly put this country into debt if all of his programs were in put into play. ...more

November 5, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama endorsed the federal government's plan to invest $250 billion in the nation's banks, saying it will strengthen the financial system and give taxpayers some extra protection. ...more

October 15, 2008

Comparisons to Pearl Harbor might have been an exaggeration, according to two University of Florida economics professors. ...more

September 26, 2008

They don't want to pay for other people's mistakes. The consensus among local men and women on the street is that the taxpayers should not "bail out" those chief executives who they think have caused the plummeting Dow Jones Industrial Average and mortgage crisis. ...more

September 26, 2008

Great investors are made, not born. They often have to learn from experience. These experiences may differ for each. But there are some common tenets that many of the great ones follow that you can use, too. ...more

August 3, 2008