The subfreezing temperatures last week actually raised optimism for some farmers. ...more

January 25, 2009

Kevin Beckner pleaded with his fellow Hillsborough County commissioners Thursday to break the restraints of the past and reopen the issue of providing health care benefits for the unmarried domestic partners of county employees. ...more

January 23, 2009

It's a good time to be a used car salesman. In fact, if you're in the business of selling anything pre-owned, you're likely to get more attention than normal these days. ...more

January 23, 2009

"Sex. It's never too late to learn something new." That's the headline on an advertisement for Better Sex videos in the January-February issue of the AARP Bulletin. Tuesday, the conservative Florida Family Association called on AARP to renounce the ads publicly. ...more

January 20, 2009

Irv Friedman of Beacon Woods says it doesn't take much to produce a hateful reaction against Jews. ...more

January 14, 2009

How sour is the public mood? An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found about half of people believe 2008 was one of the worst years in American history. At times, Abraham Lincoln's lament has seemed apt, "We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read." ...more

January 3, 2009

I have heard a lot of chatter about an auto bailout now being addressed by our government. ...more

December 28, 2008

Allen & Company Inc. of Florida and the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce present the 22nd annual Economic Forecast Breakfast to be held on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 at The Lakeland Center. ...more

December 28, 2008

Michael N. Mattia of Tarpon Springs denounces city commissioners as the Bayou Barons for opposing Wal-Mart Supercenter on U.S. 19. ...more

December 27, 2008

Had it not been for the food writing of Jeff Houck, I am 1,000 percent positive I would no longer be a subscriber to The Tampa Tribune. The paper has dismissed all of the columnists I have read for years. You've had tons of messages about them, so you know who I am talking about. ...more

December 22, 2008