Some of the personnel stumbles of the Obama administration - including the aborted nomination of Bill Richardson as commerce secretary - resulted from incompetent vetting. William Lynn's reception as deputy secretary of defense has been complicated by hypocrisy - the administration's attempt to gain political credit for a restrictive lobbying ban it swiftly violated to get a qualified appointee. ...more

January 31, 2009

THE BUZZ Spiritual Vibe There is a common theme among the Cardinals, and it transcends age or status on the team. They all talk freely about their faith in God. ...more

January 29, 2009

Florida Hospital Lake Placid has a new administrator and the previous administrator there has a new title. ...more

January 11, 2009

Longtime Tampa radio disc jockey "Marvelous Marvin" Boone has been let go by WRBQ, 104.7 FM, the victim of budget cuts. ...more

October 23, 2008

irst came the tingling feeling in his feet and toes, but soon there was no feeling at all. Not long after that, he couldn't stand or walk. He feels nothing from his rib cage down. Even after all the hospitals and all the tests, though, doctors can't tell Jeff Wagner for sure why this is happening. ...more

June 22, 2008

The Rev. Don Mason turned to the book of Ecclesiastes in his eulogy for Roy Parke. ...more

June 14, 2008

A lot of big stories broke throughout 2007 that grabbed readers' attention and produced plenty of coverage. Several of the stories, unfortunately, involved heart-searing tragedy and, in some cases, justice being done. This is Highlands Today's annual year-end run down of the stories that we covered and had a major impact on our area. The ranking was determined by a poll of all Highlands Today employees. ...more

December 30, 2007