"The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch," by Michael Wolff (Broadway Books, $29.95) ...more

December 7, 2008

With help from a state grant of $1.6 million and a housing developer's donation of about $80,000, Highlands County will go ahead with two major road improvements in the new 2008-09 fiscal year, which starts Wednesday. ...more

September 26, 2008

Elbert Mack had every excuse to fail. Mack was not expected to be successful throughout his football career because he was too small. After seeing his father leave his family, the odds were stacked against Mack becoming a successful man. ...more

August 22, 2008

Linda Ledesma needed a little extra money to help pay the rising costs of living in Florida. ...more

June 24, 2008

"Everybody wants to be a lure designer," the late Jim Bagley once told me. "And just about everybody is." ...more

June 13, 2008

the 40 days leading up to the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. ...more

February 7, 2008

Thick fog is expected today and Tuesday, with morning visibility reduced to about one-quarter mile or less, according to the National Weather Service. ...more

February 3, 2008

TAMPA A new survey puts Florida consumer confidence at its lowest level since the early1990s. ...more

January 29, 2008

It's beginning to look a lot like winter. When the thermometer dips below 40 degrees, I'm a happy camper. Don't get me wrong, I can get into the cooler evenings at 65. Those are nice. But it's the cold weather I miss, being in Florida. Very rarely do I get to pull out sweaters and my leather jacket...heck, it's a rarity for me to wear long sleeves. ...more

December 17, 2007