The Highlands County Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) Council will hold its monthly meeting on May 19 at the Avon Park City Council Chambers, 123 E. Pine St., in Avon Park. ...more

May 14, 2009

Aerobic workouts have been around for decades and Jazzercise is one of its biggest names. The cardio workouts and the music change every 14 weeks to keep participants interested and challenged, says Danielle Mazur, a Jazzercise instructor in Brandon. The dancing aspect of Jazzercise makes you forget that what you're doing is good for you, she says. ...more

December 6, 2008

Tips From The Trainer/Aerobic Dance Aerobic workouts have been around for decades and Jazzercise is one of its biggest names. The cardio workouts and the music change every 14 weeks to keep participants interested and challenged, says Danielle Mazur, a Jazzercise instructor in Brandon. The dancing aspect of Jazzercise makes you forget that what you're doing is good for you, she says. ...more

November 1, 2008

As the economy continues to slide, many people will face unwelcome changes in their lives. People already have lost jobs, homes, cars and, in some cases, hope. ...more

June 8, 2008

Thanks for reporting the serious problems facing our state universities, their students and Florida's economy ('U.S. News' Latest Reports Shows State's Universities Are Slipping,' Our Opinion, Aug. 25). In a nutshell, our state universities are overcrowded (Florida has five of the nations 15 largest universities), increasingly under-funded, and as you have noted, slipping in the quality of the education provided to their students who are increasingly packed into excessively large classes with graduate assistants and part-time instructors replacing more qualified professors, a shortage of academic advisers and increased time required for graduation. All of this casts a long shadow on the quality of the education that we provide our students, the economic future of our state, and is deeply disappointing to all of us who have worked over the years to provide our state and its students with a superior state university system and a stronger state economy. ...more

September 12, 2007