Our son Nick was on Flight 253 from Amsterdam, coming home for Christmas after four months at sea, to be with his family. We thank God that the bomb this scum bag was carrying didn't detonate and that our son arrived safely the next day. This was truly a Christmas to be thankful for! Thinking about what could have been is made more difficult by the political issues being made of the "attempted murder" of our son and 277 other men, women and children. This is not a partisan political issue! I wonder what all the political pundits would be saying if someone tried to murder their son! One thing is for sure, this is one sick world we're living in today! ...more

January 7, 2010

After four months with no declines in monthly home prices, Tampa bucked the national trend in October by recording the largest drop among 20 cities measured in a private survey. ...more

December 30, 2009

One of the two men charged in the highly publicized shooting at Boyett's Grove accepted a sentence of 25 years in prison. ...more

December 24, 2009

County bosses have differing ideas about uniting with rank and file over furloughs. ...more

December 23, 2009

It seems like such a simple gift, handed out in memory of a husband who struggled and died another Christmas, three years ago. ...more

December 9, 2009

Fate isn't always a good neighbor. ...more

December 9, 2009

Avon Park City Council members chose Maria Sutherland, city project manager, as the interim city manager during a special meeting Monday. ...more

November 17, 2009

He was her best friend, he was her family. And he never left her side. ...more

November 13, 2009

The city council on Monday rejected a Florida Department of Transportation plan that would convert Gall Boulevard to a one-way street. ...more

November 11, 2009

The City Council on Monday rejected a Florida Department of Transportation plan that would convert Gall Boulevard to a one-way street. ...more

November 10, 2009