With just short of a decade of service at Palm Harbor Fire Rescue under his belt, Lt. Scott Sanford has been named Firefighter of the Year by Chief Jim Angle. ...more

December 26, 2009

I am not given to writing letters to the editor but have felt compelled with a sense of urgency to respond to the accusations put forward recently by one of our Spring Lakes residents. Having served a little over nine years on the SLID board, my background is quite deep and I can without hesitation say that the current commissioners are not and do not intend to do anything that would be out of line financially or authoritatively on their watch. This is for the most part a thankless job and not a member of the board over the years as far as I know has ever undertook the job of soliciting votes to serve the Spring Lake Community for financial gain. If anything, there are times when I know a board member has requested themselves from voting on an issue that might have questionable ramifications. ...more

December 6, 2009

I read the letters where the Constitution is used to make ones personal point, bent to fit their views. It is a good document in which our government should be run, but too many years have passed for it to now be absolute. If we want to go back to that time in history then we must remember that many of the writers owned slaves. There were indebted persons and a poor house in which to be jailed. Women of the time were only good to have children and keep the house. The writers could not have foreseen all the advances that have been made in our country; if they could some of the text might have been written differently. ...more

November 1, 2009

At a time when most people are struggling, major banks that have obtained taxpayer monies through bailout programs have decided to "help" the consumer by lowering credit limits and increasing interest rates. Isn't it ironic that banks such as Bank of America, Citicorp., HSBC, etc., which have obtained so much of our money to cover their screw-ups, now want to turn the screws on the consumer even further than they have in the past? ...more

April 8, 2009

Rebounding strongly from a sub-.300 season can be a daunting task for a sports team on any level. Gulf High School slogged through a 2-8-2 soccer season last year that was marred by forfeited losses and slowed by struggles with growing pains. The 2007-08 season, however, is now little more than a fading image in the review mirror of this present Buccaneers' campaign. ...more

January 24, 2009

On Dec. 2 I was asked to appear before the Sebring City Council to explain my involvement with the Valencia Circle issue and hear a complaint from one neighbor who apparently does not like the park furniture or horse statue for which I had permission -approval from the city council on Nov. 6, 2007, to place there. I'm sure many of you read the articles in the Highlands Today and are aware of the problem. ...more

December 14, 2008

Dave Brown, whose years of patiently but persistently pestering county officials paid off with a Moral Courage Award, warned county commissioners Wednesday they haven't seen the last of him. ...more

October 16, 2008

Dave Brown, whose years of patiently but persistently pestering county officials paid off with a Moral Courage Award, warned county commissioners Wednesday they haven't seen the last of him. ...more

October 15, 2008

Motivation For Retroactive Abortion ...more

September 12, 2008

In general manager of Sun 'n Lake of Sebring, Mr. Al Grieshaber's letter to the editor regarding what he considers "The Right Thing for Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District," he said "Simply put, it is a matter of taxation with representation." ...more

August 27, 2008