With an economy that inspires frowns over squandering cash - such as dropping a wad to swill green beer or stout all day long - some local Irish pubs are praying to St. Patrick to pull them out of the bog. ...more

March 14, 2009

With an economy that frowns on the frivolous squandering of cash – such as swilling green beer or stout all day long, perhaps – some local Irish pubs are praying to St. Patrick to pull them out of this bog. ...more

March 13, 2009

Joined by people seeking shelter from the bitter cold, parishioners at the Jaffrey Bible Church on Sunday thanked God for a warm place to sleep and for the utility crews struggling to repair power lines snapped by New England's devastating ice storm. ...more

December 14, 2008

There's nothing for teenagers to do in Highlands County. Those words have become a mantra for some local teens, and an excuse for many to move away, in search of greener pastures after high school graduation. ...more

November 2, 2008

Deborah Breen of New Port Richey says assistants in area medical offices are acting in an unprofessional manner by not leaving personal lives at home. ...more

August 13, 2008

It should go without saying that if you end up on a barstool at Four Green Fields, you're there to drink. ...more

January 3, 2008

SEBRING — Appearances aren't everything. Only after they were told, did some judges realize that a trumpeter in the Sebring High School Marching Band was blind. Junior Cody Breen marches and plays in formation so well that many in the audience never know he's been completely blind since birth. A guide shadows Breen on the field and corrects the trumpeter if he takes a wrong turn. "If I'm off a little bit, they'll put me in the right direction," said Breen. "I'm just trying to keep up with everybody else. The fun part is, I like surprises." ...more

November 27, 2007

Every now and then we come across heartwarming stories of survival and beating the odds that put our own problems into perspective. Like that of Sebring High School junior Cody Breen. Breen looks like a regular kid. He plays the trumpet in the Sebring Marching Band and has dreams of graduating from high school and going to college. Just like many other kids his age. But when Breen wakes up, his days are shrouded in darkness like his nights. They have been ever since he was born. Breen has been blind since birth. Is Breen bitter about his congenital disability? No. ...more

November 27, 2007