Small business owners, the kind Joe the plumber says he hopes to become, will need an expert from another profession - a good accountant or perhaps someone with a crystal ball - to know whether Barack Obama's tax plans will help them or send money swirling down with the Drano. ...more

October 17, 2008

The Highlands County Commission will hear on Tuesday a proposal to change when contractors have to pay impact fees. This makes perfect sense and we hope the commission approves the change. ...more

October 5, 2008

Assigning Responsibility Regarding Kris DiGiovanni's column "Strolling With Allie" (Commentary, Sept. 14): ...more

September 21, 2008

Immigrants aren't seeking U.S. citizenship as often these days - not since the American dream became more expensive. ...more

September 11, 2008

Roucka, an aspiring superstar with World Wrestling Entertainment, practices her rage for the camera. ...more

August 23, 2008

The federal government is poised for a massive bailout of some of our largest mortgage banks and to help homeowners facing foreclosure land loans that are less expensive. All of that pulls at most folks' heartstrings, and it should in many cases. However, we must tread carefully when making decisions like this that will cost all taxpayers a lot of money. ...more

July 25, 2008

It's with great sadness that almost every week another business is shutting its doors in Highlands County due to a bad economy. Just a couple of years ago a lot of folks were conjuring any kind of business to open, believing the then-booming economy would make them successful. ...more

July 24, 2008

Where will you be in five years? Many claim the American dream has died. Earnings have supposedly stagnated, even while corporate profits boom and health coverage disappears. Most Americans believe the economy is in a recession. Pick up any newspaper, and it seems the days when most Americans could work hard and expect to get ahead are over. ...more

July 15, 2008

Barack Obama told Hillary Rodham Clinton's top financial backers Thursday that he personally has donated $2,300 to her campaign and more significantly has asked his biggest donors to help pay off her more than $20 million debt. ...more

June 27, 2008

it's the American dream. So what happens when your neighbors turn that dream into a nightmare? ...more

June 25, 2008