In a reply to comments made by band students about Sylvia Moore's letter on Nov. 24: No, I'm not keeping it in the band room as suggested. I believe the public needs to know because they are where you (the band) get your money from. I refuse to raise money for you to use for a 90-95 percent black uniform. I as a parent refuse black because it is gothic and darkness. ...more

December 19, 2009

U.S. Marshals, who had tracked a homicide suspect from the Florida Panhandle to Tampa, opened fire on the man outside a hotel this morning, after he drew a handgun on officers, authorities said. ...more

April 21, 2009

Tiger Woods drove away from Bay Hill wearing the navy blue blazer traditionally awarded to the winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He is more interested in a jacket of a different color, but this was a good start. ...more

March 31, 2009

Here's how to best glam up for anything from an office party to New Year's Eve gala. ...more

November 20, 2008

It's red, white and blue and new - it's Memorial Elementary School, the School Board of Highlands County's first brand new school since 1996. ...more

August 15, 2008

Everyone has an opinion on illegal immigration, and those ideas vary from every extreme to all kinds of shades of gray in the middle. All of these ideas are acceptable and appreciated when debating this issue. It's the basis of our democracy. What's troubling, though, is that racism underlies some folks' take on immigration, although they will never admit it, and it can cloud the debate. ...more

May 27, 2008

After 25 years, the cube has come home. Hundreds of competitors met for the fourth Rubik's Cube world championship on Friday in Budapest, a three-day event offering prizes for solving the puzzle with two hands, one hand, and even their feet. ...more

October 6, 2007