Organizers for the Plant City Christmas Parade have canceled the event this year, the first time in at least 25 years and perhaps since World War II. ...more

December 6, 2008

It seems it was about 11 minutes ago that we were wrapping up a Rays baseball season that constantly seemed to be about destiny. ...more

November 30, 2008

The 2008 hurricane season ends today and passes with barely a notice in Florida. Residents of Texas and islands in the Caribbean Sea have a different view. ...more

November 30, 2008

The Highlands County commissioners appear evenly split - two for, two leaning against and one undecided - on raising the low-income senior homeowners Homestead exemption. ...more

November 17, 2008

Research suggests pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior. ...more

November 4, 2008

Miami had no homicides during October, marking the first month in 42 years that no one was slain in the city. ...more

November 3, 2008

VOLLEYBALL Cinderella Springstead could cap turnaround season with first district tournament victory since 2000. ...more

October 27, 2008

Andrea Reynolds, a mother of four young children in southern Louisiana, can't remember the last time she bought a dress. She also can't remember her last vacation - unless, she quips, you count those three weeks in a hotel fleeing Hurricane Rita in 2005. ...more

October 26, 2008

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Caroline Northup comes in third for Central in her last meet on the Lady Bears' home course. ...more

October 24, 2008

It looks like the Democratic Party has nominated a socialist as their candidate for president of the United States. Recently Sen. Obama has stated that it is time to "share the wealth." The last time I looked that is a socialist philosophy. If you are not sure find the nearest dictionary and look it up for yourself. Sen. Obama promises a tax cut for 95 percent of households, even though only 62 percent of households pay any income tax now. Taxes would increase sharply for households making more than $250,000 a year, a policy that penalizes success. Profitable small businesses would be hardest hit. Obama even has the audacity to promise a tax break for businesses that create jobs, while simultaneously increasing taxes that would force some businesses to cut payrolls. ...more

October 24, 2008