Proponents of building a commuter rail system to service the Bay Area received some welcome news this week when the state Senate easily passed legislation to push forward the $1.2 billion transportation project. ...more

December 12, 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

Yahoo Inc. will lean more heavily on Facebook's popularity as it tries to give people more reasons to stay on its Web site. ...more

December 7, 2009

I am a former small business owner, now retired, and trying to make some sense of what is going on today. The unemployment figures are the glaring statistics that stand out and no one seems willing to state the obvious reason why they are so high. ...more

November 28, 2009

The U.S. Census Bureau wants you! As the bureau readies itself for the 2010 census, it's hiring temporary workers to do a variety of census-related jobs. ...more

November 21, 2009

With an eye toward the coming decades, Pasco County commissioners plan to meet Monday to discuss ways to shift growth away from rural parts of the county and into developed areas. ...more

November 14, 2009

If you're looking for a job and you like dropping in on people, you might be a good fit for one of at least 4,000 local jobs coming open for U.S. census workers. ...more

November 13, 2009

Could anyone tell me why Spring Hill Drive roads are being fixed when absolutely noting was wrong with them? ...more

November 4, 2009

It seems like a lot of people are complaining about unhealthy properties and health hazards around Highlands County, but no one seems to want to do anything to resolve the problems. ...more

October 30, 2009

I don't see what is so hard about light-rail transit planning in Tampa. In the mornings traffic is grid-locked from downtown out to the fairgrounds on Interstate 4 and on Interstate 275 up to around the dog track. ...more

October 30, 2009