SEBRING — Imagine, they said back in the 1970s, when an Arab oil embargo sent gasoline prices skyrocketing from 25 to 50 cents per gallon. Imagine. We could grow our own fuel. We could make alcohol from corn and potatoes and soybeans, and our cars could run on it. It burns cleaner. It's cheaper. It's renewable. It's made in America. But it turns out, ethanol isn't the miracle fuel it's cracked up to be. ...more

June 22, 2008

Talk Is Cheap The Zephyrhills Jaycees had a booth on Veterans Day with an assortment of Christmas cards for citizens to sign for the troops. The booth was on the main thoroughfare, with the cards displayed on the tables alongside numerous pens and chairs in the shade so people could be comfortable while signing the cards. ...more

November 19, 2007