In 1998, the average national cost of a new home was $129,300, and people's annual average income was $38,100. ...more

February 22, 2008

He's back wagging his finger again, reminding everyone of the last time he wagged his finger and expected us to believe him. ...more

January 29, 2008

Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama stepped back from the brink in their war of words Thursday, with each pulling harsh radio ads from local airwaves and seeking to play down intraparty tensions. ...more

January 25, 2008

A Dunedin resident studying at Florida State University is among the 32 men and women selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2008, the scholarship trust announced Sunday. ...more

November 19, 2007

The traditional defenders of stronger trade are oddly quiet as voices appealing to discontented workers dominate the presidential debate. ...more

October 10, 2007

SEBRING — Housing assistance offered by Highlands County to low- and moderate-income people has grown 15 times larger than it was seven years ago, when Penny Phillippi took over the program. That's one reason Phillippi is on the verge of becoming the first executive director of the new Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency. When Phillippi became county housing director in November 2000, assistance programs totaled just under $700,000 per year. That figure is now more than $10 million annually. Phillippi confirmed that she has a contract offer of $85,000 to head the Immokalee CRA. With a $6,000 per year car allowance, her total salary package would be $91,000. While the new job would raise her salary by about $35,000, Phillippi said, "for me it was never an issue of money. I loved this job, I loved the challenge here, and I love Highlands County." ...more

October 5, 2007

Americans and our country are between a rock and a hard place with a war that is likely to be unending and the immigration of millions who have no intention of becoming Americans. It is very likely that soon English will become the secondary language taught in the United States. ...more

October 4, 2007

Fidel Castro on Sunday accused former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar of urging Washington to bomb Serbian radio and television stations during NATO's participation in the war in Kosovo. ...more

October 1, 2007

The spirit of our community is the spirit of volunteerism. From the founding of this great nation to the present, volunteerism has helped make America what it is. ...more

September 30, 2007

When Muslims rioted after a couple of juvenile cartoons on Mohammed showed the prophet in a less-than-perfect light, much of the Western world was mad. ...more

September 24, 2007