Give Mark Mains a Sharpie and a piece of white paper, and he can draw your likeness in less than three minutes. ...more

February 20, 2008

It was a great turnout Saturday evening for Joanne Schoch's birthday party, held at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast. She, along with six other kind-hearted folks ranging in age from 10 to - well, way more than 10 - stayed another night with their "pen pals." ...more

February 19, 2008

The voicemails making their way around town from USF President Judy Genshaft reveal a university president out of touch with her community. ...more

February 15, 2008

The way that city residents pay for fire services could change now that the City Council has given staff the go-ahead to investigate the feasibility of a special taxing district. ...more

February 6, 2008

Getting traffic to flow better through Brandon may be a difficult task. ...more

February 6, 2008

Officials say it would benefit taxpayers. ...more

February 5, 2008

Microsoft Corp.'s $41 billion takeover bid appears to have backed Yahoo Inc. into a corner, leaving the struggling Internet pioneer with the unpleasant choice of selling to a detested rival or pursuing other agonizing alternatives likely to require the help of an even fiercer foe, Google Inc. ...more

February 5, 2008

Sometimes the grass in the medians on U.S. 301 grows waist high. And forget about the garbage. ...more

February 4, 2008

Every January, my husband and I update our finances, but this year's review nearly sent me over the edge. ...more

February 3, 2008

Americans who are interested in making a government for the people must vote this year for no one holding public office. This should be a year for starting a campaign to vote everyone from city, county, state and federal officials out of office and start a new slate. It is apparent that they are not representing the people. Once elected, public officials think they have a lifetime job and apparently once in office, they gain so much power and money that it is almost impossible to vote them out of office. That is the reason I am advocating re-elect no one. I will make one exception to that rule. Charles Bryan, the Highlands County tax collector. ...more

February 2, 2008