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Recession for another year, rising unemployment and $4.10-a-gallon gasoline, too? You might say this is getting to be difficult.

The questions now, at the mid-point of 2008, are: How long will these troubled economic times last? How far down will the economy go? And how many people will be able to hold on to their jobs while they wait for the economy to recover?

Here's what economic analysts say are the answers: The downturn will continue for another year, according to some of Florida's best-known economic forecasters. Joblessness could rise by as much as another half percentage point, to 6 percent, before it levels off. And the predictions point to mid-2009 as the point at which the economy begins to perk up.

On the campaign trail in 1972, Hunter S. Thompson , the pioneering narrative journalist, spent 1 1/2 hours in a limousine with his bete noire, President Nixon.

With enrollment expected to hit the 50,000 milestone this fall, the University of Central Florida warned Wednesday that state-ordered budget cuts will mean fewer instructors, fewer courses and more crowded ...

Terral Merritt of Bishop Moore and Austin Rivers of Winter Park stand out among Central Florida basketball talent.

On the outside, the late Irvin Favre was a rugged man with a penetrating stare to prove it.

Will Colorado break through in Dan Hawkins' third season? The prospects of a Big Ten-SEC challenge on the gridiron You know that college football season must be getting closer -- or at least closer than it was ...

Jun. 27--In 2007, five players from the two-time national champion Florida men's basketball team were taken in the NBA draft.

The 76ers saw most of the big-man candidates they coveted go unpicked through the first half of the opening round of the NBA draft on Thursday night.

The Sixers were targeting a big man heading into the NBA Draft and on Thursday they got one.

Several recruiting service sites are reporting today that offensive lineman Nick Alajajian of Naples High School has verbally committed to the University of Florida.

Gator Jam is coming to Orlando. Florida Citrus Sports and the University of Florida have inked an agreement that will bring Gator men's basketball team to the Amway Arena for a game against the University of ...

The 10.03-second time recent Groveland South Lake grad Jeff Demps clocked last weekend is the fastest electronically timed 100 meters ever run by a high-schooler, according to Track & Field News.

Storylines centered around who didn't -- and did -- report Tuesday, for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers three-day, mandatory minicamp.

Finding out where to park, getting a name tag and organizing a desk are some of the normal tasks when starting a new job, not helping to organize your company's major fundraising campaign.

Marreese Speights was a bit surprised upon arrival in Salt Lake City. "Oh, when I came here , I expected way different than this," he said.

By the end of the week, more than 1500 football players- from grade-schoolers to high school students- will pass through the practice fields at the University of Florida.

Home Court: O'Connell Center Capacity: 12,000 Record: Marreese Speights will remain in the NBA Draft.

Florida sophomore center Marreese Speights, according to a high-ranking NBA official, has decided to turn pro rather than return for his junior year.

Former Florida Gators quarterback Chris Leak didn't last long during his first CFL stop but it may not be long before he's given a second chance.

Three former University of Florida football players are making news today. Former Gator quarterback Chris Leak is playing football again; he has signed with the Cannadian Football League and will play for the ...