Race To The Top offers millions in funding, along with stipulations ...more

December 16, 2009

A long presentation that Bill Youngman wasn't allowed to finish turned into what may be a future discussion on how Highlands County ought to be guarding against human trafficking. ...more

December 16, 2009

Gallup's October Crime poll finds 44 percent of Americans in favor of making marijuana legal and 54 percent opposed. U.S. public support for legalizing marijuana was fixed in the 25 percent range from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, but acceptance jumped to 31 percent in 2000 and has continued to grow. ...more

November 1, 2009

It is amazing that we get a couple days of rain, and we have major arteries flooded, access to a major hospital blocked and good citizens clamoring for help to get streets drained properly. ...more

July 6, 2009

A report issued March 9 by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), shows most people are flocking to buses and other forms of public conveyances despite a worsening economy. ...more

April 2, 2009

A report issued March 9 by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), shows most people are flocking to buses and other forms of public conveyances despite a worsening economy. ...more

March 30, 2009

President Obama's carefully worded speech and press conference Tuesday night left a very important thing unsaid. ...more

March 26, 2009

WASHINGTON - Angry lawmakers prepared to levy heavy taxes on employee bonuses at insurance giant American International Group Inc. and at other companies that received big U.S. government bailouts. ...more

March 19, 2009

More vacant and abandoned foreclosure properties are popping up across America. ...more

March 9, 2009

Some Americans are learning a jarring lesson about unemployment as they prepare their tax returns. ...more

March 7, 2009