Connecticut is considering legislation to erase a portion of college debt for students who work in green technology and other industries. ...more

March 14, 2010

It's not surprising that some people who have jobs are the most critical of expanding unemployment benefits. And it's also some people with good health insurance who are most against reforming the current health care system. The same goes for providing free breakfasts for children in our schools. Those who can provide home breakfasts are more likely to disagree with the school providing them for others. Fact is, though, these breakfasts serve a critical need for children who need them. ...more

March 10, 2010

The unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent in February as employers shed 36,000 jobs, fewer than expected. The figures suggested the job market is slowly healing but that significant hiring has yet to occur. ...more

March 6, 2010

The economy is showing renewed strength as retail sales surged last month and factory orders also increased. Yet there's little evidence such growth will lead to more hiring soon - unless recent gains in consumer spending force companies to add workers. ...more

March 5, 2010

Facing a chamber full of skeptical Republicans and smug Democrats, Gov. Charlie Crist used his last State of the State message Tuesday to defend his embrace of federal stimulus money and to take lightly veiled shots at his opponent in the U.S. Senate race, Marco Rubio. ...more

March 2, 2010

Is it constitutional for President Obama to take senior citizens' Medicare from them to give to the un-insured? After all, we (seniors) pay $96.40 every month into the Medicare system. It's like taking our bank accounts away from us. ...more

February 28, 2010

Mayor Rick Lott and City Commissioner Dan Raulerson cruised back into new, three-year terms the easy way. ...more

February 27, 2010

In his letter of Feb. 24, "Shovel-ready jobs in jeopardy?" Roy Betts repeats words often used by those who favor a government-controlled health care system, namely, " ... 45,000 Americans who normally die every year because they don't have health insurance ..." ...more

February 27, 2010

Cranky critics of "kids today" surround us, but the truth of the matter is that never before has more pressure been put on our kids at a younger age than now. So while many of us like to complain about young people, we have no idea what it's like these days to be a high school or middle school age child. ...more

February 26, 2010

A steady stream of cars keeps the service department at Germain Toyota busy as technicians try to keep pace with recall work. "We have been pretty busy morning, noon and night. I mean the service drive always has a line right now," said John Tyburski, the dealership's general manager. Tyburski has added personnel because of the added work. ...more

February 24, 2010