Dear Abby: My husband, "Robby," and I are having an argument about my teenage diary. About seven years ago, I discovered that he had been keeping a lot of photos and letters from his exes in boxes. I wanted him to throw them out and have continued to press the subject. His excuse is that he "doesn't have time." ...more

May 25, 2008

Wharton captain and midfielder Matt Montgomery had a hunch all day Tuesday that the Class 5A-Region 2 semifinal match between Wharton (15-5-2) and Freedom (20-6) would come down to whichever team scored the first goal. It took 94 minutes, but Montgomery was right as the senior took a corner kick from Will Hunt and headed in the sudden-death goal in the second overtime. ...more

February 6, 2008

AVON PARK — Brad Cain said he teaches some of his friends their skateboarding tricks, but neither he nor his friends bother with the skateboard park near the middle school. Instead, Cain and his posse go out on the parking lots, grinding along the curbs by the First Baptist Church, moving down the sidewalks on Main Street and, until one of his friends got arrested for it, taking the covered lot of Audio Options. Why not the park? "It's crap. We need a different one," he said. "It's better for bicycles." As he and his friends hit the parking lot, the skateboard park lies in near-abandon. The concrete half-pipes, the rail and the ramps are cracked and covered in graffiti. Near one of the ramps, a loose set of concrete blocks form a makeshift set of steps. Scattered, shattered concrete littered the half-pipe Thursday afternoon. This park, Avon Park Police Department Comdr. Michael Rowan said, is the one his officers tell the skateboarders to go to when they're caught trespassing on the downtown parking lots. Public Works Coordinator Ted Long could not be reached Thursday for comment. ...more

November 12, 2007

A man charged and jailed in connection with six Tampa rapes was charged Friday in a seventh, which involves a 10-year-old girl. ...more

October 27, 2007

'Michael Clayton' might have been a standard thriller - one that's as generic and forgettable as the title itself - were it not for some sharp writing from Tony Gilroy and an intelligent, subtly powerful performance from George Clooney. ...more

October 12, 2007

Is Highlands County's economy beginning to turn around? A growing number of people have that hunch, even though no firm numbers can prove it. To some of us it seems like things are looking a bit better. It's a gut feeling but there are a few signs that look promising. We hope that's the case, and a lot of whether it is or not is all about perception by residents. ...more

October 3, 2007

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops envisioned it going down to the wire. Colorado's Dan Hawkins had a hunch his team would pull off the big upset. ...more

September 30, 2007