Ask Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean her goals and she will explain she wants to duplicate the success of the fleet management department, which has taken innovative steps to cut fuel use and where Bean is justifiably proud of hiring the enterprising director, Sharon Subadan. ...more

December 13, 2009

Many more families are homeless this year because of the economy, and a few local charities and businesses are teaming up to help them out. ...more

December 12, 2009

The supersized recession that was a boon for business last year caught up further with McDonald's Corp. in November as high unemployment ate into sales. ...more

December 9, 2009

President Obama keeps talking about the jobs his administration is "creating," but there are more people unemployed now than before he took office. How can there be more unemployment after so many jobs have been "created?" ...more

December 9, 2009

School food drives typically get the Emergency Care Help Organization through the holiday season. ...more

November 25, 2009

City council members will weigh whether to jump on board with Hernando County commissioners on cutting impact fees to 2001 levels or create the city's own impact fee ordinance. ...more

November 15, 2009

Calling herself an "average citizen" who wants to encourage businesses to produce good-paying jobs, Kelli Stargel has announced a run for Republican Paula Dockery's District 15 state Senate seat. ...more

November 13, 2009

It is obvious that the leadership of Hernando County continues to prescribe to old solutions to long-term problems. ...more

November 12, 2009

This week, athletes from all over the world are converging on Clearwater for the 2009 Foster Grant Ironman Championship. ...more

November 11, 2009

The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. ...more

November 7, 2009