Thirty-six years had passed since Mark Fernandez sat in Theresa Peters' fourth-grade classroom, but his childhood felt fresh when he returned Nov. 18 to Forest Hills Elementary. ...more

November 25, 2009

While the economy recovers from a painful recession, there is outrage from the public and the White House about what some banks are preparing to fork over in bonuses. So while they are focusing on the perks that the private sector bankers who took public funds are getting, no one is focusing on the perks our elected officials get. And we pay for all of these. Well, let's compare, Just a little sampling of perk vs. perk. So, B of A CEO has apparently one corporate jet. What shall we call Air Force One? Then, apparently, there is also an Air Helicopter One, a fleet of special reinforced limos, etc. I suppose that the CEO of B of A also has a tennis court that was recently converted to a basketball court with, you guessed it, public funds? ...more

November 2, 2009

A 22-year-old University of South Florida student got his big payday today, though it was six days late. ...more

October 23, 2009

Four University of Florida students want to bring another national championship back to Gainesville. ...more

May 19, 2009

"We do not inherit this land from our forefathers; we borrow it from our children." What a powerful concept and this Spring Lake Improvement District Board and the district manager are excellent stewards of our district. We now have an upgraded tennis court, new playground equipment with improvements to all the parks, a new basketball court, new boating facilities at Arbuckle Creek Park, a new maintenance building, new equipment to improve the aesthetics of this community and upgrades to the water plant. ...more

March 26, 2009

To put the University of South Florida's recent struggles on the basketball court in perspective, consider this eye-opening statistic: ...more

February 10, 2009

A final determination of death for an Ocala youth who died at the Avon Park Youth Academy is pending a toxicology report. ...more

February 9, 2009

Pat Fagan strolled through the large crowd and shook a lot of hands Saturday morning. The smile never seemed to leave his face. ...more

February 1, 2009

Before there was Prime Time, there was part time. Deion Sanders arrived at North Fort Myers High as a 135-pound sophomore out of the housing projects. ...more

January 30, 2009

An Ocala youth died Monday night following his collapse at the Avon Park Youth Academy Juvenile Detention Facility. ...more

January 27, 2009