The Sebring Tourist Club was organized in 1927 and owned by the City of Sebring. On March 4, 1997, the name was changed to the Sebring Recreation Club, Inc. Annual regular membership dues are $25, which runs from November through October. Numerous activities occur at the club year-round, however, the Recreation Club will host four state, four county and six Central Florida District Shuffleboard Tournaments this year. The largest and most historic tournament is the Orange Blossom Classic, which is always held the first week in January of each year. ...more

December 15, 2009

On Oct. 30 the Obama administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule that includes policy changes that will significantly reduce payments for cardiovascular-related services. These changes will be implemented on Jan. 1 and have a striking effect on the delivery of health care services to the citizens of Florida, especially Medicare beneficiaries. ...more

December 13, 2009

Aside from health-care reform, probably the most divisive issue in Washington today is the $787 billion economic stimulus program. ...more

December 12, 2009

Transportation, moving people and freight, is an essential ingredient for a strong economy. The time has come to recognize that we must complement our existing road systems with rail alternatives. This is vital as we seek to renew our urban industrial centers and build a stronger future for Florida. ...more

December 7, 2009

President Barack Obama says chronic unemployment isn't merely academic and is "a struggle that cuts deep and touches people across the nation." ...more

December 3, 2009

Pasco County commissioners on Tuesday formally will accept a $4.2 million federal grant aimed at helping the county use energy more efficiently. ...more

November 14, 2009

Our recession is tough, but imagine an America where the jobless rate was 25 percent instead of 10 percent, where the blue-plate special was 25 cents and many people still couldn't afford it, where there were no unemployment checks or food stamps, where farmers couldn't afford to feed their cattle. ...more

November 8, 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

In a heated race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, Gov. Charlie Crist keeps moving away from his support of President Barack Obama's stimulus package that the governor called "fantastic" and "remarkable" when lobbying for its passage. ...more

November 6, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist is saying he did not endorse the $787 billion federal stimulus bill, a statement that might confuse some voters. ...more

November 5, 2009