When will this wretched economy bottom out? The recession is already in its 15th month, making it longer than all but two downturns since World War II. For now, everything seems to be getting worse: The Dow is in free fall, jobs are vanishing every day, and one in eight American homeowners is in foreclosure or behind on payments. ...more

March 7, 2009

I don't recall who first uttered the words for the title of this article, but they are so apropos to the challenges we face today. There are two organizations in this world that I truly love — the United States of America and the United States Marine Corps. Each of those organizations faced countless challenges to their very existence throughout the years. ...more

March 6, 2009

Cost estimates for widening Bruce B. Downs Boulevard have dropped by two-thirds in the past two years. ...more

March 6, 2009

Bids are coming in for widening Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in Wesley Chapel, and they have dropped significantly since 2007. ...more

March 5, 2009

January's collapse of a canopy in Tampa International Airport's parking garage was likely caused by the failure of a steel beam's connections to handle movement caused by temperature changes, an engineering firm has reported. ...more

March 3, 2009

January's collapse of a canopy in Tampa International Airport's parking garage was likely caused by the failure of a steel beam's connections to handle movement caused by temperature changes, an engineering firm has reported. ...more

March 2, 2009

Comrade Greenspan wants us to seize the economy's commanding heights. ...more

February 24, 2009

For years there was an annual late-summer rite that occurred all around Florida. The local sheriff, in good economic times or bad, would suggest in a public fashion the bad guys were winning the upper hand and the sheriff's agency needed more money to put extra personnel and equipment on the street to take back the initiative. These days, however, Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats is cutting spending in response to the drop in revenue the county is experiencing as a result of the collapse of the Florida housing industry and the nationwide economic recession. ...more

February 21, 2009

General Motors Corp.'s Swedish-based subsidiary Saab went into court protection from creditors Friday so the unit can be spun off or sold by its struggling U.S. parent, officials said. ...more

February 21, 2009

Thousands of boaters might have to settle for fewer fishing spots after Hillsborough County Public Works officials issue a stern warning against boaters going under the dilapidated Friendship TrailBridge. ...more

February 18, 2009