As you know many condo associations are dealing with some residents' inability to pay assessments as owners face foreclosure. As a result of the rules governing foreclosures, for the first time our association expects to incur bad debt expenses this year. ...more

January 25, 2009

First Of Two Parts The story has become the stuff of legend. In the late 1970s, the Seminoles elected James Billie tribal chair. Billie, a Vietnam veteran, felt overwhelmed by the challenge. At the time, native Seminoles were mired in poverty. When he asked an elderly medicine man what he needed to do to earn the trust of the tribe, the shaman instructed him to first capture, kill and eat a Florida panther. ...more

November 9, 2008

From a battle of the bands to a cemetery tour, there are a host of activities on tap to celebrate the city of Brooksville's 153 years. ...more

October 10, 2008

Dear President Bush, They say you can't always believe what you read in the papers. So, when I read that Marion Jones has applied to you for a pardon or commutation of her federal conviction for making false statements to investigators, I couldn't believe it. She lied to federal agents. She took steroids. She made false statements in a bank fraud investigation - not necessarily in that order. She admitted it. And now she apparently wants to be let off. ...more

July 24, 2008

Angry parents whose children were killed in an earthquake-stricken school shouted "Oh, my child!" and "Tell us something!" when police forcefully removed them Tuesday from a protest outside a courthouse. ...more

June 4, 2008

The Greens owed $580 to the homeowners association, so it foreclosed and the family lost its home. It's an increasingly common story. ...more

June 2, 2008

It's not on the Chinese calendar, but The Year of The Lyin' is in its final week. We can't wait to say goodbye. ...more

December 27, 2007

In a shocking announcement, a 20-month investigation led by former Sen. George Mitchell has revealed that baseball ... was rampant with drug use. ...more

December 14, 2007

It's not easy for a city government to negotiate a real estate purchase. ...more

December 13, 2007

O.J. Simpson stood before a judge Wednesday and firmly spoke a phrase he has uttered in other courtrooms in the past: "Not guilty." ...more

November 29, 2007