Adkins: CPR Gives County A Fighting Chance We have two major issues in Hernando County that are hindering the road to economic recovery: home foreclosures and rising unemployment. We can all debate until we are blue in the face whose fault it is. Unscrupulous lenders, overdevelopment, Wall Street, borrowers in over their head, a culture of over reliance of credit. ...more

February 22, 2009

While I consider our recent President George Bush to have been an overall great president, he goofed big time toward the end of his tenure. The container for the $900 billion economic recovery was so constructed that it was easy for the liberals to get virtually all of the recovery ingredients and fill the container with pork, except for a sprinkling of genuine recovery elements. ...more

February 20, 2009

A public forum in Tampa Wednesday to discuss the government's banking and economic-recovery plans revealed the local business community deeply worried about the immediate financial future. ...more

February 20, 2009

Even as his aides left open the possibility that another stimulus bill might be necessary, President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law the $787 billion package that is a cornerstone of his plan to reverse a dramatic economic downturn. ...more

February 18, 2009

The president and chief executive of the fourth largest steel company in North America, Tampa-based Gerdau Ameristeel, said Tuesday the Obama administration must manage the psychology of the economic recovery for the government's stimulus package to become effective. ...more

February 18, 2009

The president and chief executive of the fourth largest steel company in North America, Tampa-based Gerdau Ameristeel, said this morning the Obama administration must manage the psychology of the economic recovery for the government's stimulus package to become effective. ...more

February 17, 2009

The month-long struggle over the stimulus plan left behind a smoking battlefield of partisanship, but it also set the stage for a political collision on a scale seldom seen in Washington - a showdown on a succession of even more divisive issues that could shadow the future of the two major political parties. ...more

February 16, 2009

Tuesday was not a good day to feel better about the nation's economy. ...more

February 11, 2009

President Barack Obama, pressuring lawmakers to urgently approve a massive economic recovery bill, criticized Republicans who have balked at the legislation Monday night and said, "I can't afford to see Congress play the usual political games." ...more

February 10, 2009

The presidential campaign trail often loved Barack Obama more than he loved it. When he was sworn in last month, he told friends he was eager to tackle the rigors of the Oval Office. ...more

February 9, 2009