SEBRING - Four of the five Highlands County commissioners are leaning toward letting voters decide in the November general election whether they want to pay an extra 2/10ths of 1 mill in property tax to fund purchase of conservation lands. On Tuesday, though, they agreed with county Administrator Michael Wright that more public discussion and input is needed before they decide to put it on the ballot. ...more

July 8, 2008

Over the next few months, you likely will hear a lot about a proposal to create a county mayor position in Hillsborough County. ...more

July 5, 2008

I'd expect our leading educators would be smarter than a fifth-grader. ...more

June 18, 2008

I'd expect our leading educators would be smarter than a fifth-grader. ...more

June 11, 2008

In the hope of saving the lives of more people waiting for transplants, New York is working on a plan to deploy a special ambulance to collect the bodies of people who have died suddenly from heart attacks, accidents and other emergencies and try to preserve their organs. ...more

May 24, 2008

Contrary to popular belief, teens do not appear to commonly engage in oral sex as a way to preserve their virginity, according to the first study to examine the question nationally. ...more

May 20, 2008

The House on Thursday passed a massive homeowner rescue plan to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to half a million debt-ridden borrowers and bolster an economy crippled by the housing crisis. ...more

May 9, 2008

at least not yet. ...more

May 9, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County commissioners will be asked to spend $37,750 on a consulting firm for a professional, telephone-based survey to gauge what county residents want in recreation facilities. ...more

February 22, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - The State Board of Education is scheduled to vote today whether to place the words "scientific theory of" in front of the term "evolution" in proposed science standards. ...more

February 18, 2008