He can lift hundreds of pounds, break bricks with his bare hands and tear a telephone book into shreds. ...more

March 11, 2009

As a small business owner in Highlands County and an advertiser in Highlands Today, I was saddened by the way in which your paper has taken aim at a small business owner in this county. Small businesses are closing at an unprecedented rate all over the country, why is the Highlands Today making this unfortunate mistake front-page news? ...more

November 28, 2008

The monthly meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association on Monday morning will feature three guest speakers. ...more

November 9, 2008

Talk about going out with a win. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has spent years fighting for legislation that would require insurance plans to treat mental health patients on par with those who have physical ailments. No more higher co-payments or deductibles for the mental health treatments. No more limits on visits to the doctor that differ from the caps for other patients. ...more

October 4, 2008

John Hedrick's recent guest column, "Hometown Democracy Returns Power To Citizens" (Other Views, June 26), peddles the popular myth that the "Hometown Democracy" amendment will give power to the people. ...more

July 5, 2008

SEBRING — Some of you already found your new phone book lying on the driveway, so now what are you going to do with your old one? If you're planning to throw it away, the schools and some homeowners associations around the county would rather you left it with one of them. And not with anyone else, either. "We have the telephone book challenge with the homeowner associations as well as the schools," said Sherri Cooper, the coordinator of Keep Highlands Beautiful which also runs the county's recycling program. ...more

November 26, 2007

BARBECUE ALEX'S SOUTHERN STYLE BAR-B-Q, 5362 W. Village Drive, Tampa; (813) 269-0050. Available from the pit are ribs, pork, beef, chicken and sausage, which Alex's serves alone, in combinations, by the pound and in family portions. Alex's Big Boy Platter, a sampler plate with more than enough meat for two, had at least a half-pound of tender, moist, shredded pork, along with chicken, ribs and sausage. The sausage was the tastiest of the meats and came in crumbly chunks coated with a sweet sauce. The mound of pork was flavorful, especially mixed with Alex's own barbecue sauce, which offers a good balance of tart and sweet. The sauce comes on everything, so tell 'em if you want it on the side. ($) ...more

November 23, 2007