Sarah Nieto quietly wades through a muddy, rain-swollen creek, climbs ashore opposite a foot bridge and, holding two foam-covered bamboo sticks, races across a marshy field to a spot behind a young man. ...more

July 28, 2008

SEBRING — Several local students, seniors and political volunteers talked issues – rather than individual candidates – when discussing the upcoming presidential election, Monday. Bill Allen, 78, was motoring a golf cart while his dog, Keno, rode in the passenger seat, near his Tanglewood home. "I'm more interested in what's happened to our country," said Allen. "People really aren't talking about people, they're talking about the whole economy and more about the issues." Fellow Tanglewood resident Loretta Nafis said the economy hit her and her neighbors on fixed incomes particularly hard. "People are more complacent," said Nafis. "And they're so fed up. We need a change." ...more

February 25, 2008