As a stay-at-home mom and teacher to her children, Heather Tomasello said she is always trying to find ways to engage their imagination and creativity. One of the best tools she has found is to enter her children in contests like Toshiba's ExploraVision Program, she said. ...more

March 18, 2009

Researchers at California Institute of Technology have developed a "microscope on a chip" using an inexpensive magnifying system that relies on a light-sensing chip instead of lenses to achieve the power of a conventional microscope. ...more

August 2, 2008

It's finally happening. In about a month, the Highlands County Recycling Department will begin to accept office paper and junk mail after a hiatus of about four years. The news gets better. No sorting will be required for most paper products. Residents and businesses, of course, will have to drop off the items in the recycling bins around town, but we have no doubt that many won't mind. To those who wonder why the change matters, consider the numbers. ...more

October 31, 2007