Not only can we not afford ourselves, we can't even afford each other. ...more

November 15, 2009

I write as an immigrant of 12 years from Britain, who recently became a citizen. I love this country, but its health system in no way compares to the National Health system of Britain, which I always found to be excellent. America's health system is at the mercy of private insurers, who have no business dealing with people's health because they work solely for profit, not for a good health result. And the cost ...! ...more

July 20, 2009

In your editorial on health care ("Health care needs to be reformed," June 7) you state, "We don't want a nationalized system." Why not? In 2007, 62 percent of bankruptcies were due to medical bills. Of those, 75 percent had health insurance. This is the private, for-profit health insurance system you want to keep? ...more

June 11, 2009

White House economic adviser Larry Summers is holding out hope that Chrysler can stay out of bankruptcy court. ...more

April 26, 2009

As the baby boomers start to retire, Lazydays RV SuperCenter in Seffner ought to be entering its glory days. ...more

March 25, 2009

As Baby Boomers start to retire, Lazydays RV Center in Seffner ought to be entering its glory days. Instead, Lazydays, which bills itself as the world's largest recreational vehicle dealer on one site, finds itself scrambling to survive the recession. ...more

March 24, 2009

It may come as no surprise, but bankruptcies surged in Central Florida last year, especially among businesses. ...more

March 6, 2009

Items of interest from the Jan. 12 Plant City Commission meeting: •Commissioners held the first of two public hearings on a proposed ordinance prohibiting parking on portions of streets bordering the park and playground in Royal Hills subdivision. ...more

January 21, 2009

Valerie Iengo of Port Richey says we should be battling against the current economic difficulties, not matters of personal choice. ...more

January 14, 2009

Bankruptcies Soar U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings jumped nearly 33 percent in 2008 amid a recession that's expected to keep filings rising into the new year. Overall, consumer filings reached 1,064,927 last year, up from 801,840 in 2007, according to data collected by the National Bankruptcy Research Center and published by the American Bankruptcy Institute, an Alexandria, Va.-based research group. ...more

January 6, 2009