The market changed. It's as simple as that. Well, that and getting owner Stuart Sternberg to pony up $7.25 million for a closer. ...more

December 12, 2009

An injection of federal stimulus money could reverse some of the cuts Pasco County made this fall to its firefighting force in response to falling tax revenue. ...more

December 12, 2009

Maybe the Yankees did spook them. Not that the Rays didn't know they needed a true door-slamming closer, which they think they have in Rafael Soriano, who will come over from the Braves. We shall see. ...more

December 11, 2009

Complaint lodged against Nickerson's job schedule. ...more

December 3, 2009

I am a former small business owner, now retired, and trying to make some sense of what is going on today. The unemployment figures are the glaring statistics that stand out and no one seems willing to state the obvious reason why they are so high. ...more

November 28, 2009

It's a sacrifice, but I am willing to save our community $500,000 and assist Tampa Bay Water in picking the best company to repair our reservoir. ("Reservoir consultant could get $1 million," Metro, Oct. 17). My fee would be cut rate. I'd only charge $400,000. The financial sacrifice would be nothing compared to the reward of service to the public. ...more

October 21, 2009

The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell last week, the government said Thursday, a sign that the job market is making gradual improvement. ...more

August 7, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top NASA official has been found guilty of breaking ethics laws by steering nearly $10 million of the agency's funds to a consulting client. ...more

August 6, 2009

Please help me get this right. Hillsborough County schools are in a budget crisis. The school system wants to spend $42,000 to engrave school laptops with identifying marks to prevent theft. Is there no one capable within the system who can use an etching tool to mark these laptops? ...more

April 23, 2009

Maybe it will take another season or two, but the Pittsburgh Pirates are convinced they will soon rediscover the lost art of winning, ...more

March 24, 2009