Remax Realty Plus realtor Denyelle Dibble was surprised to find that her commercial real estate sign did not meet Avon Park's code requirements of six square feet. ...more

November 15, 2009

A used-car salesman fires up his lonely lot with a mobile kitchen that's attracting a steady stream of customers. ...more

February 22, 2009

Chris Fuller can't believe what he has seen and heard during the last few months. ...more

February 22, 2009

Automobile dealers are in a huge sales slump, a fact obvious to all observers. While there are many economic reasons for the lack of sales, there also is a self-inflicted one: Dealer fees running as high as $699 are unprecedented in any other area of our economy. Your shoes are not priced at $100 with a $10 "handling fee" added when you approach the cash register. ...more

January 11, 2009

Graciously conceding as vice president in 1980, Walter Mondale spoke of voters wielding "their staggering power." This year's energized electorate did that, thereby proving, among other things, that bad governance is good for turnout, a fact that should give pause to people who think high rates of voting are unambiguous indicators of civic health. ...more

November 8, 2008

After all the hand-wringing and worrying about oil, the American people have already found their own solution. Train ridership is up, small car sales and scooters are through the roof, and for the first time since 1974 the use of oil has declined. All this flailing about to find new sources of oil or punish oil speculators only muddies the waters of our need to change our ways. Any new sources of oil will only be temporary and further delay our eventual inevitable change to an alternative. ...more

June 29, 2008

Growing global demand and supply constraints will push oil prices to $200 a barrel and gas prices to $7 a gallon within four years, forcing 10 million U.S. cars off the road, according to Jeff Rubin, chief economist at CIBC World Markets. ...more

June 27, 2008

HAINES CITY - Police are asking for help locating two men who they suspect brandished handguns while robbing two separate used car lots. ...more

October 25, 2007

Ford's U.S. sales plummeted 21 percent in September, Chrysler and Toyota posted slimmer declines and General Motors held steady. Despite a 4 percent decline in September, Toyota's sales lead over Ford widened for the year. ...more

October 3, 2007