The Highlands County Historic Preservation Commission will take on a new project - putting historical artifacts on display in a public place - in mid July. ...more

June 28, 2009

It's been a few days now, but I wanted to tell you about the hottest Super Bowl party of them all: Baby's party. ...more

February 4, 2009

Local State Farm customers are fuming over the recent news the insurance company would eliminate its homeowner coverage in Florida. ...more

January 30, 2009

Gov. Rod Blagojevich says the Illinois House's decision to impeach him was no surprise because he's been engaged in a struggle with lawmakers since his re-election in 2006. ...more

January 9, 2009

Donna White never thought she'd lead the charge to foreclose on her neighbors. ...more

December 28, 2008

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni of Israel ran out of options in her efforts to form a government and decided her only choice would be to press for early elections, now likely to be scheduled for February, party officials said Saturday night. ...more

October 26, 2008

When the Legislature voted in May 2007 to create the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority, state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, hailed the move as a "tremendous victory" for the Suncoast. TBARTA, he predicted at the time, will "have a huge impact in addressing our transportation needs." Barely 18 months later, getting TBARTA into a state in which it can do anything about the transportation problems in Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough and four other counties in west-central Florida is proving a difficult task. ...more

October 18, 2008

Back in 2000, Charlie Crist and George Sheldon slugged it out in a race for Florida's education commissioner. But both men being the type to let bygones be bygones, Sheldon now serves as the governor's interim secretary for the Department of Children and Families. ...more

August 23, 2008

State Rep. Trey Traviesa of Tampa, who was expected to be one of the Tampa Bay area's most influential state legislators in the coming two years, has announced he won't run for re-election. ...more

August 13, 2008

Pass Brown-Waite Bill To Lift Ethanol Tariff It seems like our candidates for president are more interested in talking about gender, race and what they will do when elected. As one of their taxpaying employers, I would like to know if they have introduced any bill to lower the high cost of gasoline and food prices. ...more

June 17, 2008