Ah, post-Thanksgiving bliss: basking in the warm glow of the TV, a bellyful of carbohydrates lulling me into a stupor. ...more

November 27, 2009

A dad's efforts to go green meet with scorn from his wife and daughter. ...more

March 12, 2009

After being selected the Highlands Today All-Heartland girls cross country runner of the year in 2007, Lake Placid's Erica Resendiz didn't rest on her laurels. ...more

December 27, 2008

Blacks have made great strides in the military since it was integrated 60 years ago, but they still struggle to gain a foothold in the higher ranks, where less than 6 percent of U.S. general officers are African-American. ...more

July 24, 2008

ALL-COUNTY SOFTBALL County's top two teams, NCT and Springstead, collect four all-star picks apiece while 10-of-14 selectees, plus Coach of the Year are first-time choices. ...more

May 8, 2008

SARASOTA — No championship is just handed to a team, and the Sebring girls basketball team seemingly tried to rest on its laurels of past tournament wins and almost saw their chance at a third-straight district championship slip away. Hannah Shoop's basket on a beautiful no-look pass by senior Whitney Lee with 1:07 to play ended a Blue-Streak scoring drought — which saw a 15-point lead dwindle to just four points — and lifted the Blue Streaks past the No. 4 seed Palmetto Tigers 52-44 in the semifinals of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament on Friday. ...more

February 3, 2008

It's an economic powerhouse representing 4 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product and employing 9 percent of the U.S. work force. ...more

January 13, 2008

It was easy to overlook, what with all the holiday cheer and football going on, but anyone paying particularly close attention this week when the clock struck midnight and New Year's Day arrived may have noticed that fresh-faced little guy in a diaper and the 2008 sash across his chest was dragging a pitching wedge. ...more

January 3, 2008

You could throw a dart at the Bucs roster right now and no matter where it landed, you'd be hitting on a player who needs a game or two off to heal up for the playoffs. ...more

December 17, 2007

Their position is an enviable one. Who wouldn't want to be three games ahead in a division race with only four games left in the regular season? ...more

December 4, 2007