The 3,650 days that will have brought us to 11:59 on the last day of the decade mark the end of this chapter known as the 00s. Reviewing the path that brought us to the verge of 2010 has allowed us limited accessibility into hindsight. Because 10 years is but a thread of the overall tapestry, framing the culmination of a decade into the less epochal mindset of watching the ball drop is more prevalent and doubtless easier than accepting it as the end of an era. Time flows. Like water in a current racing toward the sea, each event in real time becomes the backdrop for the bigger picture of the future. ...more

December 31, 2009

Florida's unemployment rate held steady at 6.6 percent in September compared with August, but it is the highest rate since October 1994. ...more

October 18, 2008

Two emergency response officials called Tropical Storm Fay a "rehearsal" for Highlands County's efforts. The storm's winds were relatively mild, even though the rain was heavy enough to flood the southern and eastern areas of the county. ...more

August 24, 2008

As the national anthem played over the loudspeakers Friday afternoon an hour before a $23,000 claiming race opened a 10-race card, the scene at Belmont Park was rather subdued. ...more

June 7, 2008

BRANDON - Shopping the day after Christmas was no Black Friday as throngs of bargain hunters lined up in pre-dawn hours. ...more

December 26, 2007

'Tis the age of the one-stop Christmas shopping experience, at least for those seen shuffling up and down the aisles at the local Target store. ...more

December 23, 2007

Retail sales exceeded forecasts in November, and wholesale prices jumped the most in 34 years, diminishing both the need and scope for the Federal Reserve to make deeper interest-rate cuts. ...more

December 14, 2007