Here's a radical notion: Let's rethink the cult of homeownership in America. Why, a sensible person might ask, do we need to do this when millions of homeowners faced foreclosure in the last year alone, and an estimated 15 million more own homes worth less than their mortgages? Clearly, one might conclude, the bloom is already off the homeownership rose. ...more

November 29, 2009

Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only slightly more during their Black Friday shopping sprees than they did last year, according to data released today by a research firm. ...more

November 28, 2009

In the classic Bill Murray military comedy "Stripes," Murray's character, John Winger, gets dumped by his girlfriend, who said she needs someone who will grow with her. "Talk about massive potential for growth!!" Winger, a committed and newly jobless slacker, shouts as the girlfriend walks out of his life for good. We flashed back to that scene when we read the comments John Hagen offered after being named the president of the Pasco Economic Development Council. ...more

November 25, 2009

No fourth-quarter collapse. No 26-turnover performance. Two unofficial games into this young season, Sebring is looking more and more like a contender - again. ...more

November 21, 2009

Parks and Recreation Department employees have had their hours cut in order to save programs and services. ...more

November 14, 2009

No matter how the Lightning play tonight against the Wild, the aftermath won't be anything like what occurred after the team's 16th game last year. ...more

November 12, 2009

The new gold rush is on. The price of the precious metal is soaring, hitting a record $1,119 an ounce Wednesday - confounding market analysts who thought there was no way gold would remain so expensive when it first cracked the unheard-of $1,000 mark last year. ...more

November 12, 2009

In less than a month, Pasco County commissioners will learn where a California company wants to put an $11 million county-financed sports complex. ...more

November 11, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Nearly seven years after it was proposed, a new Walmart Supercenter opened Wednesday morning near the apex of U.S. 41 and North Dale Mabry Highway. ...more

November 11, 2009

Hindsight is 20/20, especially when it comes to missed trading opportunities. But when the government has the trade of the century at its fingertips and fails to take advantage of it, someone has to play the Monday morning quarterback. ...more

October 31, 2009