After two years at the top of the heap, Florida no longer holds the distinction as the nation's top fraud spot. Rhode Island made its first appearance to lead the list, which covers 2008. ...more

March 17, 2009

rhode island tops mortgage fraud lsit ...more

March 16, 2009

Laura Roper of Lakeland says she and her husband feel trapped by their mortgage even though they aren't yet behind on payments. ...more

March 14, 2009

This letter is to alert Highlands County residents of an urgent matter, where we have to gather together and take action. Most of us are operating under sticker shock when it comes to spending our precious dollars in recent days. So many prices have gone up, we seldom really pay attention anymore, we just sigh and pay. However, we must rally the troops in this case. ...more

February 18, 2009

Yvonne Mason wrote to the state Agency for Persons With Disabilities in early September, challenging a 42 percent cut in funding to care for her autistic, schizophrenic son. ...more

February 6, 2009

When he sat down with a pen and paper and tried to reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with an eye to the future presidency of Barack Obama, Tampa Poet Laureate James Tokley didn't know what he would say. ...more

January 21, 2009

For a fleeting moment there I started to get a bit verklempt at the sight of all those voter documents scattered along Interstate 4. ...more

November 4, 2008

No elections official wants to re-live the post-election tsunami of 2000 that drowned Florida in a tidal wave of recount challenges and hanging chad. But - with John McCain and Barack Obama possibly heading for a photo finish in Florida, recounts could decide this year's presidential race. ...more

October 25, 2008

Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton compared past issues with evidence handling to "a tidal wave that drowned us." ...more

October 22, 2008

Of course Tiger Woods' birdie putt from 12 feet on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open went in Sunday. That's what one-legged legends do. ...more

June 16, 2008