When the city council recently approved an electrified security fence at a Nebraska Avenue tire shop, the decision set off alarm bells. ...more

November 4, 2009

With 16 million GIs returning from World War II in 1945, the nation experienced a severe housing shortage. ...more

February 28, 2009

Pasco County's chief attorney advised county commissioners Tuesday to avoid directly challenging a controversial landfill proposed for agricultural land south of Dade City. ...more

January 7, 2009

Pasco County's lawyer tells commissioners not to directly challenge a proposed landfill outside of Dade City. ...more

January 6, 2009

The ambitious proposal for Florida to buy U.S. Sugar land could finally ensure the survival of the Everglades, the hydrological heart of South Florida. So the importance of the proposal can hardly be overstated. ...more

November 28, 2008

(AP) Gulf County Commissioner Billy Traylor says he is supporting Amendment 4 on the Nov. 4 ballot because he prefers the tiny fishing villages and pine tree farms of his rural county to the widespread development of South Florida. ...more

October 19, 2008

We all know that Florida is famous for its hurricanes, oranges and mosquitoes. But Florida is also well known for its agriculture. ...more

October 8, 2008

President Raul Castro continued his rollout of changes in Cuba on Friday with the start of a plan to boost the island's sluggish food production by granting private farmers access to up to 99 acres of unused government land. ...more

July 19, 2008

North Georgia holds a little-known secret that could come in handy during the state's historic drought: A band of aging, government-built lakes that are brimming with water. ...more

February 10, 2008

As Cargill shuts down its juice plants in Avon Park and Frostproof, it's a reminder that Highlands County is changing. Fewer and fewer citrus farms exist. Farms that are more valuable as housing developments or shopping malls than they can possibly produce in orange juice. Slowly, the citrus groves along U.S. 27 are disappearing. So are the groves on U.S. 98, between U.S. 27 and Spring Lake. They will remain along our country roads. Cargill Juice North America is laying off an additional 20 to 25 workers at Avon Park and Frostproof by Jan. 31. The company is getting out of the citrus processing business in Florida. Imagine saying that in the days of Ben Hill Griffin Jr., when oranges were king. ...more

December 23, 2007