There was plenty of talk about THE Bus Tuesday. But still no decision on its future. ...more

June 25, 2008

Recommendation expected Friday. ...more

June 24, 2008

Put yourself in the shoes of a child who has been abused or neglected, and then whisked into emergency foster care. The only thing that could make the whole experience more frightening would to be taken away from your siblings and sent to live with complete strangers. ...more

June 23, 2008

Oh those troublesome cell phones. In the hands of high school students, they can become a way to cheat or bully others. And pity the poor teacher delivering an important lesson while students surreptitiously text their friends. ...more

May 8, 2008

The Bush administration and six large mortgage lenders unveiled a plan Tuesday to offer 30-day reprieves to some homeowners facing foreclosure. ...more

February 13, 2008

A recent article in The Hunstville Times told of the death of two women who lived together. They were mother and daughter. One was age 63. She was the caregiver for her 89-year-old mother who had Alzheimer's disease. The daughter apparently died from a heart attack in their home - unbeknown to neighbors or friends. Subsequently, her mother starved to death. Like us, you're probably asking, " How could that have happened? Didn't anyone ever check on them?" But think about it. How easily could that happen in your neighborhood? Might we sometimes be confused between what is interfering and what is caring? Either way, interfering or caring could have saved one or perhaps two lives. If the caregiver had had a buddy who called every morning and evening, things may have ended differently. Our mom and a friend had a daily phone system worked out between them. Their agreement and friendship greatly eased our concerns – especially when we were traveling and couldn't always check on her ourselves. ...more

January 25, 2008

It's difficult to overstate the importance of Interstate 4 to Central Florida's economy. It's a lifeline for commerce between Orlando and the Tampa Bay area, especially for the trucking industry and commuters traveling for work. ...more

January 10, 2008

I find it curious that record labels are suddenly concerned about compensation for performers (Our Opinion, Nov. 2)! For decades, labels have given pennies on the dollar to struggling artists who had little leverage at the bargaining table. Would it be too obvious to suggest that record labels open their own checkbooks and compensate their artists fairly before asking Congress to mandate a new fee on radio stations? Considering, of course, 50 percent of the new fee would conveniently go to the labels, not the artists. ...more

November 9, 2007

SEBRING — The number of car accidents in Highlands County slightly increased from 2005 to 2006, although the number of fatal accidents went down, according to recently released statistics provided by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. There were 859 total crashes in Highlands County in 2006, five more accidents than the previous year. There were also 21 fatal accidents, down from 33 in 2005. Fatal accidents are calculated based on the number of cars involved, not the number of passenger deaths. For example, if there were multiple deaths in one car during an accident, the number would count as one fatal accident. "The trends across the state are showing that there are more crashes," said Lt. Doug Dodson, of the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

October 1, 2007