Seven of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's top aides defied subpoenas for their testimony Friday into possible abuse of power by the governor. ...more

September 26, 2008

Regarding Mr. Garcia's letter to the editor in Friday's Highlands Today, dated Sept. 19, where he states Mr. Grimming brought the FHP into the 21st century, let me tell you my experience with this modern organization. While driving on I-4, heading north for a vacation, we lost the tread on the left inside rear tire on our motor home. I pulled off onto the shoulder and was attempting to get the jack under the axle when I was stung some 25 times by fire ants. A state trooper pulled up and wanted to know if we were OK? Handing him my Good Sam Road Side Assistance card, I asked if he could have his dispatcher call the number on the card. I also told him Good Sam policy was to have someone here to help within 30 minutes. The trooper had a good laugh at that but did ask the dispatcher to call the toll free number. ...more

September 22, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Todd Palin is refusing to testify in an abuse-of-power investigation into his wife, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. ...more

September 18, 2008

•This week, Karl Rove said that John McCain's attack ads on Barack Obama have gone too far. When Karl Rove says you've gone too far . . . that's like Mel Gibson saying you've had too much to drink. ...more

September 18, 2008

A man fatally shot a sheriff's deputy responding to a call Tuesday in northwestern Washington state, then led authorities on a car chase and killed five other people before turning himself in, officials said. Two others were wounded. ...more

September 3, 2008

I give thanks to city, county and state law enforcement. When I came in contact with law enforcement three times in two weeks, I thought to myself, "What is going on?" As I pondered I remembered this letter I had been procrastinating about writing through the years. ...more

August 24, 2008

As he battled pancreatic cancer, Harvey Waite encouraged his wife to continue her race for a fourth two-year term to the U.S. House of Representatives. ...more

August 20, 2008

Jesse T. Jones loved horses. He whispered and they listened, for more than 30 years. ...more

February 11, 2008

Trying to guess what uniform combination Oregon will wear each game is about as easy as predicting the lottery. ...more

December 28, 2007

LAKE PLACID — A new beginning. The Lake Placid girls soccer team opens the season with a road match against rival Sebring at 7:30 tonight at Firemen's Field. The Green Dragons will be at a slight disadvantage since some of their players are still involved in other sports, and the Blue Streaks already have a match under their belts. Lake Placid had a strong season last year and made it to the Class 3A-District 8 semifinal. ...more

November 1, 2007