A steady breeze blew from the northeast Tuesday morning as the American flag was hoisted into the sun-filled skies outside of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4300 over Sebring in commemoration of Veterans Day. ...more

November 12, 2008

Not since President John F. Kennedy has anyone opened the hearts of the American people. ...more

November 5, 2008

A new $15 million veterinary hospital for four-legged military personnel opened this week at Lackland Air Force Base, offering a long overdue facility that gives advanced medical treatment for combat-wounded dogs. ...more

October 23, 2008

Fear and uncertainty bring people together. Whereas Americans seem to be too competitive to share joy on any grand level, we have an amazing capacity for empathy during shared moments of pain. ...more

October 22, 2008

Mike Toma had just come off fire watch duty in Beirut, Lebanon, and was asleep in his barracks when a bomb exploded less than 100 feet away. ...more

October 19, 2008

If you have any doubt who deserves your valuable vote for president of the United States, head straight to a computer and do a Google search for Sept. 11, 2001 videos. Once you have had a chance to re-witness the horror, perhaps your head and heart will find the clear answer. ...more

October 15, 2008

The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrials to more than 875 points amid escalating worries about credit markets and the financial sector. ...more

October 7, 2008

State task force targeting financial fraud against elderly meets in Tampa. ...more

October 6, 2008

David Haas, the former chief executive of Crispers restaurants, was sentenced this morning to two years in federal prison for embezzling more than $400,000 from his company. ...more

September 26, 2008

Earlier this This month, Americans marked the anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. Some visited the site of the World Trade Center in New York; others gathered in a Pennsylvania field; and many attended ceremonies at the Pentagon. ...more

September 24, 2008