Three Highlands County employees fired last January for "inappropriate" use of instant messages on their work computers have filed a federal lawsuit. ...more

January 17, 2009

Talk about being penny-wise and pound-stupid. Sheesh, this had to be a bit like firing the janitor for leaving the lights on at the Treasury Department right after Secretary Henry Paulson cooked up the $700 billion financial market bailout plan. ...more

October 14, 2008

Police cannot stop and search people based solely on anonymous tips, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed Thursday, but the justices said that does not mean officers cannot respond to those kinds of reports. ...more

September 19, 2008

What freedoms afforded by the Bill of Rights do Hernando High students cherish the most? ...more

February 5, 2008

President Bush and other Republicans stepped up their attacks on Democratic legislation that would require more oversight of surveillance within U.S. borders that is directed at foreign targets, escalating a partisan battle over the boundaries of U.S. spying. ...more

October 11, 2007