Yesterday I went to a store to make our annual Christmas card from a photo of my daughter. It is very easy to do and there are dozens of choices for a card background, but to my surprise, none are actually Christian. It struck me as odd that they are making a profit off of Christmas but excluding the Christian aspect of it. Oh, there were Santas and snowmen, snowflakes, poinsettias and such. There was Hanukkah and other religions represented but no manger scenes, no angels, no Virgin Mary and no Jesus. ...more

December 15, 2009

For a sign of just how tough the job market has become, consider this: In Hillsborough County, unemployment compensation claims are up 70 percent this year over last year. ...more

October 4, 2008

Isaac Everett will be starting prekindergarten next month, but the 4-year-old is already learning how to read at the Sebring Public Library. ...more

July 31, 2008

The towering Tyrannosaurus rex bent his head toward the boy, flashed teeth the size of daggers, and roared. ...more

June 15, 2008

As a youngster, Mary Satterwhite swore she would never be a librarian because it required learning the Dewey Decimal System. ...more

October 3, 2007