I am writing to voice my disgust about the cover of an advertising supplement included with the Nov.10 edition of Highlands Today. The cover shows a beautiful, joyous, young lady frolicking with the American flag announcing this retailer's Veterans Day sale. The message being: celebrate yet another holiday by gleefully shopping. The advertising copy also goes on to say that this is all part of "the magic of..." this company. They can keep their magic in as much as I plan to never set foot in one of their stores. To use Veterans Day to promote a wonderful time to have a sale is tasteless and disrespectful. Of course, I am absolutely certain that no one from that retailer, the ad agency, the media that distributes the circular will step up to the plate and admit to it being in bad taste. I could suggest that every veteran and their families boycott companies that have a flagrant disregard for the meaning of Veterans Day by using it for commercial self-promotion, but, those companies could care less unless it hurts their public image on a national scale. ...more

November 16, 2009

Maybe it was because they were well-rested and their opponents were playing on consecutive nights. Maybe they were mad. ...more

October 30, 2009

Going into Friday's Class 5A-District 10 girls soccer final, Plant and Hillsborough had the memory of last year's district championship resounding in their heads. ...more

January 24, 2009

TAYLOR SWIFT: FEARLESS (BIG MACHINE) *** Is it a slur to say that Swift is the musical niece to Shania Twain? Probably, but such a comparison would accurately reflect the 19-year-old's current status as the golden princess of country music. ...more

December 26, 2008

Gay rights activists plan to demonstrate outside Gov. Charlie Crist's wedding to Carole Rome this month. ...more

December 2, 2008

One of the best things about playoff football is that it sometimes gives teams a shot at redemption. That's exactly the position Tampa Bay Tech finds itself in tonight with a Class 4A region semifinal matchup at Armwood. ...more

November 27, 2008

Jefferson all but assured itself a spot in the playoffs with a 50-7 victory against Leto on Friday night. ...more

October 11, 2008

Sunday was not a day of rest for the Florida Gators. After Saturday's stunning home loss to underdog Ole Miss, Coach Urban Meyer called an evening practice on the team's usual off day and then canceled Monday's drills. ...more

September 30, 2008

The cross-town high school football rivalry resumes Friday, with Plant City and Durant opening their regular seasons against each other for a fourth straight year. ...more

September 3, 2008

Tampa Bay's 7-4, 10-inning loss to Kansas City on Monday afternoon, which snapped its seven-game winning streak, was chalked up by most of the team as simply an off day. ...more

July 8, 2008