Habitat for Humanity's Highlands County operation announced that it will acquire the assets of Rebuilding Together Highlands County Inc., a move described by both of the organizations' chief executives as a logical merger of the two corporate missions. ...more

December 26, 2008

Last week, the Gang of Five that controls the seven-member Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners, defying a line of protesters, voted to name its annual Moral Courage Award after the same developer who fattened every one of their campaign chests. For a board that has raised arrogance to an all-time level, it was still a spellbinding moment of shoving it back in the public's face. ...more

September 24, 2008

Presidential contenders Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain differed on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby's human rights begin "at conception," while Obama restated his support for legalized abortion. ...more

August 17, 2008

When Alex Fyffe played youth football in a league run by volunteers, his mother, Teresa Fyffe-Farmer, tackled unsportsmanlike conduct on the field and in the boardroom. ...more

January 23, 2008