Desperation has entered this once-middle-class exurb of Fort Myers, where hammers used to pound. ...more

February 8, 2009

With job losses soaring nationwide, Senate Democrats reached agreement with a small group of Republicans Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's plan for combating the worst recession in decades. ...more

February 7, 2009

With job losses soaring nationwide, Senate Democrats reached agreement with a small group of Republicans Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's plan for combatting the worst recession in decades. ...more

February 6, 2009

Among the alarming numbers from last year's economic downturn are the number of people who now need food stamps to put dinner on the table. ...more

February 6, 2009

Lisa Mowrey has been missing for five years, and this week authorities reissued a plea for the public's help in locating the hairstyling student. ...more

February 5, 2009

Kurt Warner will lead the formerly never-win Arizona Cardinals into Super Bowl XLIII, writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

January 31, 2009

Roberta Schmiz of Brooksville said her lifeline to the community would be severed if county commissioners discontinue THE Bus, Hernando County's mass transit system. ...more

January 28, 2009

I just got done reading the letters and one really caught my eye; the one written by Bobby Rearick, "Job Urine Test." ...more

January 28, 2009

$21 Weekly average paid to food stamp recipients $12 billion Additional amount a Harvard University study says the United States needs to spend on federal nutrition programs, primarily food stamps, to end hunger ...more

January 26, 2009

Katherine E. Wilhelm of Port Richey says the extra food stamps needy people receive each year quickly get knocked back down by the Social Security cost-of-living increase. ...more

January 24, 2009