SEBRING — After countless hours of scanning photos and sorting through records at the Sebring Historical Society, Susan MacDonald was overwhelmed when the book "Sebring" was finally completed. "All the pictures and captions turned out just how I wanted them to," said MacDonald, a previous Sebring resident. "Now I just hope the people of Sebring will like it." Through 200 vintage photos, the book chronicles the history of Sebring from its founding as the City on the Circle. MacDonald lived in Sebring from 1969 to 1978 and is a 1976 graduate of Sebring High School. She called the book a labor of love for her father, Tom Priest, who affectionately called Sebring his adopted home, living here from 1969 until his death in 1999. ...more

January 14, 2008

When it comes to matters of the heart, Bill Ismer is something of an expert: The retired lawman has had two. ...more

January 12, 2008

When it comes to matters of the heart, Bill Ismer is something of an expert: The retired lawman has had two. ...more

January 10, 2008

At the start of each new year the media reports a list of people, famous and infamous, who died during the previous 12 months. Reviewing this year's list, I couldn't help but think about what it had cost each individual to make it onto that roster. Aside from the obvious cost, (they had to die to get there), every person listed had done something notable, either admirable or ignoble. A few contributed to the advancement of medicine or science, or like Ruth Bell Graham, spiritual inspiration, leaving a legacy of healing and improvement in the quality of life for the entire planet. Each of those individuals studied long and hard, worked countless hours, and some spent fortunes of their own money to achieve a success, for which they will be remembered in encyclopedias, and scarcely anywhere else. ...more

January 6, 2008

When Sister Kathleen Treanor's soul ascends to heaven, her brain will go to a less ethereal realm: a medical lab in Kentucky. ...more

December 22, 2007

Forget about the movies, Brad Pitt is all about resurrecting New Orleans. ...more

December 16, 2007

Two months ago, it looked like the Bucs would spend a good part of their offseason looking for a running back to back up or possibly replace Cadillac Williams. ...more

December 16, 2007

The year 2007 will certainly be remembered for the housing market downturn, especially here in Florida. ...more

December 14, 2007

Long before hospice care became familiar to most caregivers, it was well-known to Trish Melech, whose father was a hospital chaplain. ...more

December 12, 2007

If the BCS ran the world, the world wouldn't run. ...more

December 4, 2007