Voters' memo to politicians: We're angry and fearful, mostly about jobs and the economy. We want tangible solutions, not partisan bickering or intraparty spats. And we'll vote either party out of office if we don't think you're listening. ...more

November 5, 2009

The national Amber alert program began in 1996 after the slaying of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman in Texas and has spread to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The national Amber Alert Symposium is this week in Tampa and included a candlelight vigil Tuesday. The program is designed to coordinate the efforts of law enforcement, transportation officials and the media. In the past three years, organizers said, there have been more than 50 cases in which the abductor heard about the Amber alert and released the child. ...more

October 28, 2009

A congressional leader says Florida ranks last in spending federal highway stimulus money. ...more

August 8, 2009

A congressional leader says Florida ranks last in spending federal highway stimulus money. ...more

August 6, 2009

This shouldn't surprise many Floridians, but the Sunshine State ranked 48th in the country in economic growth in 2008, according to new federal data. ...more

June 3, 2009

Beau Walden recently joined Farm Credit of North Florida as a credit analyst in the Alachua branch. He is a former 2008 summer intern, returning to a full-time position with the agriculture lender. ...more

April 1, 2009

Distribution of the free Coast2Coast prescription discount card, issued in the name of Highlands County, began this week. ...more

March 12, 2009

Is Florida's population about to be undercounted again? Or would that be overcounted again? ...more

March 1, 2009

Too many late nights in the office, fueled by sugar and caffeine, spurred him to bike back into good health. ...more

February 21, 2009

People with concerns about medical care, coverage and costs may attend a health care reform discussion at 10 a.m. today at Bloomingdale Regional Public Library. ...more

December 20, 2008