Beginning Jan. 1, new documentation requirements will take effect for Florida residents wishing to obtain a driver license or identification card. ...more

December 24, 2009

The New Orleans Saints are still unbeaten and have joined the Indianapolis Colts in making NFL history. ...more

December 1, 2009

Two local candidates are safe with one former Hernando High School principal being eliminated from the applicant list for superintendent as search committee members eliminate 14 candidates from the application pool. ...more

November 11, 2009

We've given Gov. Charlie Crist grief for pledging during the 2006 Republican gubernatorial primary that he would govern along the conservative lines of the man he was seeking to replace, Jeb Bush, and then lurching to the left after he was elected. His enthusiastic backing of the Legislature's decision to have the state, in effect, take over the property insurance industry in Florida was one example of un-Jeb-ish behavior. Another was the governor's backing of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus program. The media has been referring to that support for months without a peep of protest from Crist - until Wednesday. ...more

November 7, 2009

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven't done a lot right this season, as we know so well. This Sunday was going to provide a break from all that, though, with the "Throwback" game against the Packers - complete with a return to the hideous (yet lovable) Creamsicle uniforms and the winking pirate on the helmets. ...more

November 5, 2009

A parent is the first and often the most important teacher of the child. Whenever the parents inadequately nurture or label their child, the youngster gets more opportunities in life to become whole. ...more

October 30, 2009

The Greater Sebring Chamber of Commerce is hosting a seminar on Florida Ready to Work for area employers on Friday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. Florida Ready to Work is a new employee credentialing program sponsored by the state of Florida and administered by the Florida Department of Education ...more

January 18, 2009

The e-mail from one of Mother Trib's editors was urgent: "I need your Social Security number. The NFL wants it for your Super Bowl credentials." ...more

January 13, 2009

Mary E. Wilson lost her job Tuesday as director of compliance and internal audits in the Highlands County Clerk of Courts office. ...more

January 8, 2009

Priorities Upside Down During my 12-year tenure as a state legislator in New Hampshire, I had the responsibility at one point to serve as chairman of the House Committee on State Institutions in order to oversee the operation and standards of our Youth Development Center (YDC) along with other state facilities. Governmental overview of state institutions is always needed, although experience shows that it is seldom productive. ...more

January 7, 2009