Regarding "JetBlue Selling Pillows, Blankets" (Business, August 5). It is time that the American public helps the airlines with additional revenue ideas. Here are some creative tips the airline CEOs have probably thought of but not yet implemented: ...more

August 6, 2008

Appearing in the heart of Florida's Space Coast, Barack Obama said Saturday that he has decided to drop his long-standing proposal to help pay for his program for early childhood education by trimming the NASA budget. ...more

August 3, 2008

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spent another day stumping for the U.S. banking system, declaring Tuesday that his top priority was ensuring "stability and confidence in our markets and financial institutions." ...more

July 23, 2008

The county commission on Tuesday appointed a 17-member "stakeholders" committee to revamp Pasco's land development regulations to make the codes more "user friendly." ...more

July 23, 2008

The county commission today appointed a 17-member stakeholders committee to revamp Pasco's land development regulations to make the codes more "user friendly." Some residents questioned, however, whether the panel, comprised mostly of developers, their attorneys and others in the building industry, would have the county's best interests in mind or if residents would be better watchdogs. "This is asking the foxes to guard the henhouse," said Richard Riley, a member of the grassroots rural protection group in northeast Pasco. "Each [of the members] may ...more

July 22, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- A tug of war developed today over a group Pasco County is forming to help overhaul land development regulations. ...more

July 22, 2008

A popular waterfront attraction, the county's Fred Howard Park Beach, will be off-limits to visitors for slightly more than a year, starting after Labor Day. ...more

July 19, 2008

A wildfire threatening thousands of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyonlands Saturday, straining resources as crews struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around the state. ...more

July 6, 2008

The end is getting close for Florida State coach Bobby Bowden. That we know. What we don't know is whether Bowden has enough time left on the sideline to return the Seminoles to the top of the polls, a place they once called home. After back-to-back 7-6 seasons, FSU has a long way to go to rejoin college football's elite. Here's a closer look at FSU entering the 2008 season: ...more

July 1, 2008

Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship of a pivotal voting constituency by vowing to revamp immigration policy. ...more

June 29, 2008