As our country "goes green," I ask myself, "What happened to good old-fashioned thriftiness?" When I was a young college student, my husband and I were older than our counterparts and we put each other through school with two preschoolers. We were so glad to have something on the table to feed our children; I became very adept at stretching bologna, macaroni and cheese, hamburger, or whatever else was on hand into multiple meals. ...more

July 5, 2008

A study published last month by a University of Chicago sociologist concluded that senior citizens make for the happiest Americans, with more socially active seniors being the happiest of them. A Highlands Today reporter went out and told several seniors and one recently-retired baby boomer about the study. Then he asked whether they were content with their lives, and what they thought of the study. ...more

May 4, 2008

Tarpon Springs Castle Winery introduced its newest wine this week, Pinot Grigio, bringing its current roster of offerings to 13 varieties. Here's a quick peak. ...more

January 26, 2008

A quick-thinking Boy Scout foiled an assassination attempt on the president of the Maldives on Tuesday, grabbing an attacker's knife as the man leapt from a crowd and lunged at the leader, an official said. ...more

January 9, 2008

County might send out "water cops" to catch violators of once-a-week lawn watering ...more

December 5, 2007

Over the past seven years, an imposing building on the outskirts of this city has served as a secret holding cell for the CIA. ...more

December 1, 2007

In three weeks, Bright House Network customers will have to be more creative with their remote control to find their government access channels. ...more

November 19, 2007

Decades after the civil rights movement, the income gap between black and white families has grown, says a new study that tracked the incomes of about 2,300 families for more than 30 years. ...more

November 13, 2007

On a remote stretch of land 100 miles from the border that separates democratic South Korea from the communist North, and surrounded by the Yellow Sea and rice paddies, the daughter of a Town 'N Country couple is helping keep a fragile peace. ...more

October 31, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Sgt. Scott R. Turner didn't join the Army straight out of high school the way one of his younger brothers did. ...more

October 27, 2007