The coming years will, perhaps, be the most difficult in Highlands County government history. Major cuts loom for next year's budget, if projections are accurate, and we believe they are. Deciding where those cuts come from and how to protect essential services vital to the county will require strong leadership, good judgment and an inherent understanding of the direction our county needs to go. ...more

October 10, 2008

Thieves have raided a cemetery, making off with 115 vases valued at about $42,000 in the last two weeks. ...more

October 4, 2008

Police say the prep football star killed in South Florida hours after his team's homecoming game was likely an innocent victim of gang violence. ...more

September 28, 2008

Looking For Prosperity I was walking along the road the other day and found $150. ...more

September 19, 2008

Teachers and other school workers protested in front of Pasco County School District administrative offices this afternoon, calling on the school board to give them raises. They joined in chants, such as, "Do the right thing, not the easy thing." ...more

September 16, 2008

Money will not solve our lack of educational excellence. ...more

August 29, 2008

Angry parents. Late or missing buses. Lack of time to roll out a new plan. ...more

August 24, 2008

The choice before the Tampa City Council today is simple: Appease a politically powerful union by awarding it an exorbitant pay package or safeguard limited tax dollars. ...more

August 22, 2008

Congressional leaders and regulators have to be feeling a little like the superhero Batman, as depicted in the stunning blockbuster "The Dark Knight." ...more

August 5, 2008

An Invalid Argument Regarding "Hillsborough Could Use An Elected County Mayor" by Fred Karl (Commentary, July 20): ...more

July 26, 2008