America's failure to build and repair the roads and rails it needs, says Robert D. Atkinson, is "emblematic" of the larger mess we're in: "We're a generation that has been irresponsible, and we're passing on a degraded capital asset to our children." ...more

March 21, 2009

The more we get together, the happier we'll be When absence intrudes, our memories will flee. ...more

March 15, 2009

SEBRING Traffic on U.S. 27 North was creeping along at a snail's pace late Monday afternoon as emergency personnel cleaned up two separate accidents that were only a few feet apart. ...more

March 3, 2009

A Gasparilla Distance Classic legend who died last month at the age of 92 will be remembered today by friends walking the 5K in her honor. ...more

February 28, 2009

Even world-famous personal trainer Bob Greene is at risk for stressing out. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" regular and creator of the Best Life Diet says he must have an hour of cardio exercise in the morning, whether he's on the road for a promotional tour or at home with his family. ...more

February 21, 2009

If you felt financially squeezed in the last few months of 2008, you weren't the only one. On Friday, the Commerce Department announced that the economy shrank at a 3.8 percent pace in the final quarter, the worst showing in a quarter-century. ...more

January 31, 2009

The Florida Virtual School is launching a new program that will allow teachers to tailor instruction to meet the needs of specific students. ...more

January 23, 2009

Foreclosures plague the nation. Here's the data for November. 1 in 173 ...more

December 11, 2008

Authorities are searching tonight for a missing 12-year-old girl who has tried to harm herself in the past, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 2, 2008

Four grim economic reports released by the government Wednesday added up to a bleak overall picture of the slowing economy. ...more

November 27, 2008