SEBRING On Tuesday, nine of the 15 beds at Sebring's Peace River Center - a refuge for victims of domestic violence - were filled. ...more

February 18, 2009

The months leading up to Donna Young's death hadn't been great for her only son. ...more

January 21, 2009

A prescription for financial collapse of the American government, jobs and the economy cannot be separated. In the last eight years millions of American jobs have been outsourced to foreign shores. The American Chamber of Commerce, Wall Street and many in Congress, both parties, have promoted this as good for America. They call it "Free Trade." ...more

November 20, 2008

Enough is enough! My 401K is losing value by the minute. My future is anything but secure despite planning and saving. Thousands of people in Highlands County have no health insurance or access to routine health care. The food pantries in our county are out of food and people are hungry. The financial markets all over the world are unstable. The stock market is a roller coaster. All of this in the last month of a presidential election campaign. ...more

October 14, 2008

Recently, members of Congress acted to address the worst financial crisis America has faced in generations. While the decision may not have been popular, I felt it was necessary to help stabilize the economy and prevent the crisis from acutely affecting American families. ...more

October 7, 2008

Assigning Responsibility Regarding Kris DiGiovanni's column "Strolling With Allie" (Commentary, Sept. 14): ...more

September 21, 2008

An AARP study released Thursday challenges the perception that older Americans have been left out of the current real-estate crisis because they have built enough home equity to avoid delinquencies and foreclosure. ...more

September 19, 2008

This month marks Social Security's 73rd birthday - placing it eight years past standard retirement age. But, despite the program's $10-trillion-plus dollar shortfall, no politician dares to suggest that this disastrous program be phased out and retired; all agree on one absolute: Social Security must be saved. While the program may have financial problems, virtually everyone believes that some form of mandatory government-run retirement program is morally necessary. ...more

August 18, 2008

Seizing on the major fiscal news of the year, a rash of Internet scammers is trying to use federal economic stimulus checks as a hook to steal personal financial information, the Internal Revenue Service warns. ...more

July 11, 2008

When it comes to graduation gifts for high school or college students, many parents turn their thoughts to laptops, jewelry, luggage or cash. ...more

May 25, 2008