Peace of Highlands County would like to give as a gift to our fellow Highlands County citizens the following quote from the magazine Daily Word: "When I witness discord among people, I may wonder how we can live together in peace. Divisions polarize, but I can be part of a peaceful alternative. I know that all people originate from the same divine source. Every person of every faith, tradition, lifestyle and nationality is a child of God. Even though family members may not always agree, we are all bound together by the love of God. Like spokes on a wheel, no matter which direction each of us points, we all connect at the center. ...more

December 16, 2009

The ruling junta said Friday that it will let foreign aid workers and commercial ships help survivors in Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, but refused to relent on accepting aid from U.S., French and British military ships. ...more

May 24, 2008

The United States Postal Service in Tampa is holding a fair from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at its Falkenburg branch, 10121 Adamo Drive, where people can renew or apply for a passport. ...more

February 6, 2008

Nasser has lived in Kuwait his entire life but cannot call it home. Poor and frustrated, the 24-year-old is one of 100,000 people in this oil-rich Gulf state who are refused what they feel is their birthright: citizenship. ...more

October 7, 2007