Extraordinary times require extraordinary actions, the experts say. That's why President-elect Barack Obama is pushing for tax cuts and government spending. This runs counter to how most of us think, considering that the last thing any of us would do is dig deeper in debt when debt is what's sinking us in the first place. But many people much smarter than most of us say this is necessary. ...more

January 7, 2009

obama and congressional leaders work on tax cuts now reaching $300 billion ...more

January 5, 2009

A top adviser to President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that the country's slowing economy won't keep the new administration from fulfilling its plans for a middle-class tax cut. ...more

December 29, 2008

brilliant investor (or so almost everyone thought), philanthropist, pillar of the community - was a phony has shocked the world, and understandably so. The scale of his alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme is hard to comprehend. ...more

December 21, 2008

Students at Bowers/Whitley Career Center are keeping more of their paycheck thanks to a new partnership at the school. ...more

December 3, 2008

Students at Bowers/Whitley Career Center are keeping more of their paycheck thanks to a new partnership at the school. ...more

December 3, 2008

Students at Bowers/Whitley Career Center are keeping more of their paycheck thanks to a new partnership at the school. ...more

December 2, 2008

Bill Durnell of Holiday agress with letter that called the election of Barack Obama a mistake. ...more

November 22, 2008

Although this past election didn't turn out as I desired for the country, I must say I was more pleased with the results in our local elections. The Brown-Waite and Schenck wins made me happy as did the almost-clean-sweep of the commissioners running for re-election. Good riddance to Chris Kingsley and Diane Rowden, no matter how they and their family members pout and call the voters names. ...more

November 21, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The bad news that the Pasco County School Board heard Tuesday surprised no one. ...more

October 8, 2008