About 50 employees of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office are making a difference for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan - one check at a time. ...more

June 7, 2008

Flags will fly at half-staff Sunday in honor of Marcus Mathes, the Army sergeant from Zephyrhills killed in Baghdad in April. ...more

June 5, 2008

The military is reviewing soldiers' complaints that their standard ammunition isn't powerful enough for the type of fighting required in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army's highest-ranking officer said Thursday. ...more

May 30, 2008

IRAQ Killed: 4,082 Wounded: 30,112 Florida killed: 185 ...more

May 27, 2008

LARGO - War protesters are using combat boots to remember Florida's fallen soldiers this Memorial Day. ...more

May 25, 2008

In response to Frances Earl's column in Thursday's edition, I would like to take the opportunity to set her facts straight. ...more

May 13, 2008

Democrats are sharply questioning a U.S. aid program that has reimbursed Pakistan's military $6 billion since 2001 for anti-terrorism operations along its Afghanistan border, contending the program has grown too costly. ...more

May 7, 2008

President Bush sent lawmakers a $70 billion request Friday to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring, which would give the next president breathing room to make their own war policy. ...more

May 3, 2008

At a ceremony Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park on U.S. 301, 191 miniature U.S. flags were added to the Operation Field of Honor memorial. ...more

January 13, 2008

The Highlands County Commissioners are thinking about a stipend for combat veterans. This should be for all combat veterans and not just Iraq and Afghanistan. We veterans put our lives on the line just like those of Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans are doing. ...more

December 31, 2007