At this joyous and charitable time of the year, I would like to make people aware of a group of people worthy of their financial support: the Judeo Christian Health Clinic. ...more

December 22, 2009

The fraternity targeted for a possible lawsuit in the death of a Wharton High School graduate says Harrison Kowiak did not die as a result of hazing. ...more

January 15, 2009

Sen. Barack Obama proposes a long list of tax gifts to help you to go to college, get a job, send your child to day care, buy a house and save for retirement. And after you retire he wants you to stop paying taxes. ...more

October 26, 2008

SARASOTA - A former organizer of a church-related group for low- and moderate-income families helped himself to more than $46,000 for illegal drugs and his girlfriend, Sarasota Police said. ...more

August 14, 2008

After their Parkesdale Farm Market in Plant City was burglarized three days in a row, 66-year-old Jim Meeks and his 36-year-old son, Jim Meeks III, decided enough was enough. ...more

July 12, 2008

I have been trying to get the city of Sebring to correct our street signs for over a year. We are a street, and the year-old signs say we are an avenue. We are the only place around where an avenue crosses an avenue. I cannot get the city to get off their seats, but I recall the pictures of King Carl Cool in your paper with real street signs wasted at taxpayers' expense, saying "Carl Cool Avenue." What a crock! ...more

July 6, 2008

This week I read that Carl Cool, who retired as Highlands County Administrator, had announced his candidacy to run for county commissioner. I was very surprised to see an employee of the county who retries one week and announces he was seeking re-employment by the county within two weeks. I thought this would be unethical. ...more

June 15, 2008

SEBRING — Downtown businesses continue to try to lure people to the City on the Circle, and now the Community Redevelopment Agency is considering hiring a marketing coordinator to help with these efforts. Linda Kegley, owner of LK Artworks Gallery and Graphics, submitted a proposal to CRA members to create the position of a marketing coordinator to advertise downtown as a destination and coordinate events to generate traffic downtown. Kegley, who has more than 25 years of advertising and marketing experience, said she would like to be considered for this position, at a rate of $24 per hour or about $24,000 per year for 20 hours of work per week. ...more

January 16, 2008

Christmas shoppers are usually happy, and that can lead to blissful carelessness. Don't let down your guard. ...more

December 3, 2007