The St. Lucie Times

Charlie Crist: State of the State Address

Governor Charlie Crist this evening addressed a joint session of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate, calling on the Legislature to address essential issues for Floridians: jobs and prosperity for Floridians; continued improvements to PreK-12 schools, colleges, ...

Mets Spring Training Camp Photos

The New York Mets have started opened their annual Spring Training camp this weekend in Port St. Lucie. the first week of camp traditionally features 'Pitchers and Catchers' with the regular position players reporting later. The Mets play Spring Training games ...

Obama: State of the Union

In his State of the Union Address, the President laid out an agenda attempting to attack one problem from every conceivable angle: the terrible squeeze felt by America’s middle class. Fundamentally, that means prying government away from special interests and ...

Donate to Haiti before March 1 and Deduct it on 2009 Taxes

In the days since the earthquake in Haiti, Americans have shown their generosity with millions of dollars in donations. Friday evening, President Obama signed a bill into law that makes it easier to give. This legislation will allow taxpayers to ...

Congress Is Broken

Whether you are a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent or a member of the Tea Party Movement, as an American Citizen, you know Congress is broken. With out-of-control special interest contributions to politician's war chests, there's little hope of anything being ...

News

Volunteers, Boaters Needed For Oyster Reef Creation

Volunteers and boaters are needed to help St. Lucie County transport and deploy bags of oyster shells Monday, March 22 through Saturday, March 27. With the help of numerous volunteers, the St. Lucie County Erosion District has bagged more than 47,600 pounds of oyster shells in mesh bags with the goal of placing them into the Indian River Lagoon to help... Read more of this article

Weekly Address: Health Reform Will Benefit American Families and Businesses This Year

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama said that Congress owes the country an up-or-down vote on health reform and he described how more American families will have more control over their health care this year after health reform passes. The proposal the President has put forward includes tax credits for small businesses to purchase coverage,... Read more of this article

Where Do New Jobs Come From?

Over a recent 15-year period, small businesses created some 65 percent of the net new jobs in the private sector, according to conservative estimates cited in a new report from the SBA Office of Advocacy. In An Analysis of Small Business and Jobs, Advocacy economist Brian Headd notes that many of the new jobs are in new business startups, but an even... Read more of this article

Mets Spring Training Opener

The NY Mets played the first Spring Training game of the season today against the Atlanta Braves, despite cloudy skies over Tradition Field. The Mets bested the Braves 4-2. Ike Davis and Ruben Tejada led a team filled with Mets prospects to victory in the 2010 Spring Training opener. Davis started the scoring, roping a double off Jesse Chavez and... Read more of this article