Commissioner Kevin Beckner's voice rose Wednesday as he realized he would not win his battle to change county policy to ensure all gay and transgender county employees are protected from harassment. ...more

December 17, 2009

Commissioner Kevin Beckner's voice rose today as he realized he would not win his battle to change county policy to ensure all gay and transgender county employees are protected from harassment. ...more

December 16, 2009

The Miami Herald is asking readers of its Web site to voluntarily pay for the privilege, a new wrinkle in newspapers' ongoing battle to increase revenue from their online operations. ...more

December 15, 2009

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. McAllister for his letter on Nov. 24. This was just what the Tea Party movement needed: some left wing nut to remind us why we are holding tea parties. And, he gave us lots more exposure than any of the newspapers in Highlands County, so again thanks Mr. McAllister. But, I do need to correct some of the things that he said: ...more

December 3, 2009

In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publishers a way to build more solid "pay walls" around their online stories while still appearing in search results. ...more

December 3, 2009

I want to know why, when our president's strong approval rating is only 27 percent, our Congress is still pushing this Socialist medical plan, when an overwhelming percent of our citizens are against it. I want to know why our newspapers are not supporting our views. Why are they courting the left wing radicals? So many of our newspapers are facing bankruptcy; Gee, what if they actually printed the truth? It seems to be getting closer to home, but I still don't see the truth when I open my paper. ...more

November 23, 2009

U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, is scheduled to be the guest speaker at Saturday's meeting of the Department of Constitutional Protection. ...more

October 16, 2009

The St. Petersburg Times announced to employees Tuesday that it is re-organizing its audience development department and that the director of that department, Jerry Hill, is leaving. ...more

September 15, 2009

With reference to library funding and the article in Highlands Today one week ago, "Library Director Mary Myers was told not to speak to newspapers," what happened to free speech? ...more

July 1, 2009

Patricia Lorenz has attitude. And I mean that in a good way. When her book "The 5 Things We Need to be Happy" (Guideposts, $15) showed up on my desk, it caught my attention. I don't know about you, but things seem pretty grim these days. If she had the key to happiness, I wanted to know her secret. ...more

June 13, 2009